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English Proficiency & Academic Performance Of International Students At A Small Baptist University, Danny Hinson
English Proficiency & Academic Performance Of International Students At A Small Baptist University, Danny Hinson
Masters Theses & Specialist Projects
The predictive reliability of the Test of English as a Foreign Language (TOEFL) as a predictor of academic success of international students at Belmont University, a small Baptist university, was examined. Data were collected and examined on 168 international students. They were profiled by gender, language background, Test of English as a Foreign Language (TOEFL) score, grade point average achieved, and major area of study.
No significant correlation was found between TOEFL scores and academic achievement as measured by CPA. However, significant correlation was found between major field of study, TOEFL ranges, and gender in relationship to academic success.
TOEFL …
A Study Of An Academic Enrichment Program At Western Kentucky University, Huda Melky
A Study Of An Academic Enrichment Program At Western Kentucky University, Huda Melky
Masters Theses & Specialist Projects
The principle objective of this study was the investigation of whether or not an enrichment program would increase the success of remedial students attempting to complete a university program of study. An descriptive analytical design was utilized to test a null hypothesis related to selected control and experimental samples of remedial students.
Analysis of variance and descriptive statistics were utilized to compare differences between the control and experimental samples. A two sample t-test treated for equal or unequal variances was utilized to determine significant difference (.05) between grade point average (GPA) and earned hours (ER) of the control and experimental …
Indicators Of Academic Success In A Medical Record Technology Program & Their Relationship To Attainment Of A Passing Score On The Accreditation Examination, Karen Sansom
Masters Theses & Specialist Projects
During the selection and retention process in a medical record technology program, it is advantageous to identify those students who will fulfill the program's course requirements, as well as subsequently pass the accreditation examination. Graduates of such a program at Wbstern Kentucky University were studied to identify these demoaraphic and academic indicators. Using a stepwise multiple regression analysis, the variables of high school grade point average (GPA), college GPA, and composite ACT score were found to be significantly related to medical record GPA. Using the maximum Rsquare improvement technique, the variables of high school GPA, college GPA, age entering the …
The Use Of Feuerstein’S Instrumental Enrichment With Underprepared College Students: A Pilot Study, Michael Kieta
The Use Of Feuerstein’S Instrumental Enrichment With Underprepared College Students: A Pilot Study, Michael Kieta
Masters Theses & Specialist Projects
This pilot study investigated the usage of Feuerstein’s (1980) Instrumental Enrichment with underprepared college students. Open admissions policies in colleges and universities have resulted in the enrollment of many students who are underprepared to meet the academic task demands. Courses have been developed by the colleges and universities to remediate the academic deficits of underprepared students. Remedial courses using traditional educational methods have been largely ineffective. Cognitive process instruction (CPI) is an area of educational research that recently began to receive increased attention in the field of remedial education. The goal of CPI has been to develop the cognitive/thought processes …
A Study Of Current Organizational Structures & The Perceived Impact Of Selected Problems Of Student Personnel Services In Selected Colleges & Universities, Johnny Wolfe
Masters Theses & Specialist Projects
Administrators of programs of student personnel services are being called upon to be more effective in their planning, to redefine and modify organizational structures, and to find ways to bring more control and flexibility to the budgeting process and staffing patterns. Further, student personnel administrators need to be more effective in assessing student needs, in evaluating programs, in determining problematic areas, and in providing proactive leadership within a more democratic and legalistic framework.
The purpose of this study was two-fold: (1) to report on the current organizational structures of divisions of student personnel services in selected colleges and universities and …
A Study Of The Validity Of Undergraduate Grade Point Average And Graduate Record Examination Scores As Predictors Of Success In The Selection Of Masters Level Graduate Students In Psychology, Margaret Tandy O'Connor
A Study Of The Validity Of Undergraduate Grade Point Average And Graduate Record Examination Scores As Predictors Of Success In The Selection Of Masters Level Graduate Students In Psychology, Margaret Tandy O'Connor
Masters Theses & Specialist Projects
The purpose of this study was to assess the validity of the undergraduate grade point average (UGPA), the grade point average during the last two years of undergraduate work (LTYR), the Graduate Record Examination Verbal plus Graduate Record Examination Quantitative scores (GREM), the Graduate Record Examination Analytical Test score (GREAN) and the Graduate Record Examination Advanced Psychology Test score (GREAD) as predictors of graduate grade point averages (GGPA) in the Master of Arts degree program in Psychology at Western Kentucky University. The validity of the Graduate Record Examination Quantitative score (GREQ) as a predictor of grades received in the two …
A Study Of The Reasons Successful College Freshmen Voluntarily Withdraw From Campbellsville College, Annie Neil
A Study Of The Reasons Successful College Freshmen Voluntarily Withdraw From Campbellsville College, Annie Neil
Masters Theses & Specialist Projects
Samples of successful freshmen students voluntarily withdrawing from Campbellsville College were studied and compared to determine the reasons for leaving the College. It was anticipated that findings would help to identify some of the problems involved in student withdrawal, thus giving the College some better understanding with which to proceed in an effort to build retention.
Forty academically successful freshmen of the class 1974- 75 were surveyed using a questionnaire and telephone and personal interview. These students were grouped in three divisions: (1) those who entered with plans to transfer, (2) those who entered with indefinite plans, and (3) those …
An Appraisal Of The American College Test As A Proficiency Examination At Western Kentucky University, Cheryl Chambless
An Appraisal Of The American College Test As A Proficiency Examination At Western Kentucky University, Cheryl Chambless
Masters Theses & Specialist Projects
Since the initiation of the proficiency testing program at Western Kentucky University, there had not been a comprehensive report of the performance of students who received academic credit on the basis of the American College Test as a proficiency examination. American College Test standard scores, American College Test composite scores, specific course grades, and overall grade point averages of selected students were examined to determine the effects of awarding academic credit on the basis of the American College Test standard score in English on a student's subsequent academic performance and to examine the feasibility of extending the use of the …
Study Of Attitudes Of College Students Toward Physical Education At Western Kentucky University, Amelia Zafra
Study Of Attitudes Of College Students Toward Physical Education At Western Kentucky University, Amelia Zafra
Masters Theses & Specialist Projects
This study was undertaken to determine the attitude of the college students toward required physical education program at Western Kentucky University. More specifically, the study was conducted:
- to find the total students' attitudes toward required physical education,
- to find if the attitudes of the out-of-state students are different from the in-state students,
- to find if there is a significant difference between the attitudes of men and women,
- to compare the attitudes of students with a good physical education background with those students of a poor physical education background,
- to find if the attitudes of freshman students is different from the …
Accreditation Of Public Schools, Clarence Hodges
Accreditation Of Public Schools, Clarence Hodges
Masters Theses & Specialist Projects
The problems of this thesis are three-fold:
- To familiarize administrators and citizens with the problems and needs of accreditation to the extent that these problems become axiomatic,
- To determine who does the accreditation and how comprehensively is it done,
- To revise the present state form used for accreditation of Kentucky schools by comparison with other state-accrediting forms.
A Study Of Veterans Enrolled Under Public Laws 16 & 346 At Western Kentucky State College, John Mercer
A Study Of Veterans Enrolled Under Public Laws 16 & 346 At Western Kentucky State College, John Mercer
Masters Theses & Specialist Projects
The problem arising from the study of the veteran may be considered under the following phases:
- To consider the grades, load, and total enrollment of veterans.
- To recognize the attempts that have been made to provide an educational program suitable to both the school and veteran and to note its shortcomings.
- To state the conclusions and recommendations from the study.
An Analysis Of Classification Tests At Western Kentucky State College, Hal Gilmore
An Analysis Of Classification Tests At Western Kentucky State College, Hal Gilmore
Masters Theses & Specialist Projects
It is the purpose of this study to present the results of an investigation of these entrance tests, which were given under the auspices of the Registrar's Office and the Education Department to freshmen who entered school at Western Kentucky State College in September 1948.
The problem set up is of a three-fold nature, namely:
- To determine the value, if any, of the entrance examinations as predictive agents for college success.
- To study the weaknesses exhibited by students on the arithmetic achievement test.
- To suggest remedial measures for the weaknesses revealed by the arithmetic test.
English Majors Of Western Kentucky State Teachers College 1924-1935, Aubrey Peterson
English Majors Of Western Kentucky State Teachers College 1924-1935, Aubrey Peterson
Masters Theses & Specialist Projects
In order that the objectives of this study - the ability to give more intelligent guidance, from the standpoint of the teacher-training institution, in the proper minor for an English major - the problem becomes one of determining:
- What minor English majors used in their college education.
- What number are teaching their minor subject.
- What subject those with teaching experience suggest that future English majors use as a minor.
A Study Of The Critical Factors That Affect The Achievement Of Probation Students, Eurena Dawson
A Study Of The Critical Factors That Affect The Achievement Of Probation Students, Eurena Dawson
Masters Theses & Specialist Projects
It is the purpose of this study to present the results of an investigation of the high school and college records of the 600 students who have been on probation at the Western Kentucky State Teachers College during the school years 1932-32, 1932-33 and 1933-34; and, if possible, to set up some standards by which these students may be given the advice and guidance that will best serve them in their preparation for life.
The Status Of State Teachers College Bands, Nathalee Ewing
The Status Of State Teachers College Bands, Nathalee Ewing
Masters Theses & Specialist Projects
What personal traits are desirable in the band director? What educational qualifications should be required? How much experience should he have before assuming the position of college band director? What should be the organization of the component parts of the band? Who should compose the personnel? What credit should be given for such services? Who should support the organization and supply such equipment as uniforms, library, and instruments?
A Study Of The Grades Of The Western Kentucky State Teachers College During The Years 1929-30, 1930-31, 1931-32, Carolyn Seward
A Study Of The Grades Of The Western Kentucky State Teachers College During The Years 1929-30, 1930-31, 1931-32, Carolyn Seward
Masters Theses & Specialist Projects
The problem selected for this thesis is "A Study of the Grades of the Western Kentucky State Teachers College during the Years 1929-30, 1930-31, 1931-32." The purpose of the study is as follows:
- To compare the distribution of grades by the various instructors of the college.
- To weight the grades assigned by the individual instructors.
- To compare the distribution of grades by the various departments.
- To weight the grades assigned by departments.
- To compare the grades given by instructors within the same departments.
- To compare the grades given by the college as a whole with other colleges.
- To compare the …