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Relationship Between Central Virginia Community College Respiratory Therapy Technology Program Students Entrance Gpa And Their Graduation Success, Wendy Ayers

OTS Master's Level Projects & Papers

The problem of this study was to determine the relationship between Central Virginia Community College (CVCC) Respiratory Therapy Technology Program students entrance GPA and their graduation success to determine if minimum entrance GPA should be increased from 2.0 to 2.5.

Engaging Community College Students Using An Engineering Learning Community, James Maccariella Jr.

Educational Leadership & Workforce Development Theses & Dissertations

The study investigated whether community college engineering student success was tied to a learning community. Three separate data collection sources were utilized: surveys, interviews, and existing student records. Mann-Whitney tests were used to assess survey data, independent t-tests were used to examine pre-test data, and independent t-tests, analyses of covariance (ANCOVA), chi-square tests, and logistic regression were used to examine post-test data. The study found students that participated in the Engineering TLC program experienced a significant improvement in grade point values for one of the three post-test courses studied. In addition, the analysis revealed the odds of fall-to-spring retention were …

Relationship Between Membership In Deca, An Association Of Marketing Students, And Grade Point Average As An Indicator Of Academic Success, Michael Frederick Kosloski Jr.

STEMPS Theses & Dissertations

Stakeholders in career and technical education, and more specifically marketing education, tout member benefits of applied learning through career and technical student organizations. However, there is little empirical evidence to support the notion that such student organizations help students to achieve academic gains. As a result, the purpose of this study was to collect and analyze empirical data to determine whether there is a relationship between DECA, An Association of Marketing Students, and academic gains as indicated by grade point average.

The study examined three relationships. The first was the relationship between DECA membership and grade point average movement, the …

The Relationship Between Grade Point Averages And Enrollment In A Marketing Work Program, Mikki M. Russel

OTS Master's Level Projects & Papers

To solve this problem the following hypothesis was tested: 1. There is no significant difference in the grade point average of students at Western Branch High School who participate in the marketing work program and juniors and seniors who work but do not participate in the marketing work program.

The Effects Of Cyber Courses On Southside Virginia Community College Student's Grade Point Averages, Kelley A. Barnes

OTS Master's Level Projects & Papers

To guide this problem, the following research hypothesis was established: 1. There will be no significant difference in students' grade point averages at Southside Virginia Community College when they are enrolled in classroom or cyber courses.

A Study Of The Correlation Between Grade Point Averages And Scholastic Aptitude Test Scores At Tallwood High School 1995-1996, Joseph E. Jordan Jr.

OTS Master's Level Projects & Papers

This study was used to gain information about the success of high school students with regard to grade point averages and SAT scores. The hypothesis established for this research was: High school students with higher grade point averages will also earn higher SAT scores.

A Study To Determine The Relationship Between Grade Point Average And Job Success, Charlotte S. Slade

OTS Master's Level Projects & Papers

This study focused on the following questions: 1) Are grades predictors of job success? 2) Is there a significant difference in job success between students with an A average, students with a B average, and students with a C average? 3) In what aspects of their jobs are students most successful? Can these aspects relate to success in the classroom? 4) In what aspects of their jobs are students least successful? Can these also be predicted by grades?