Exploring the Predictive Value of the ACT Among First-Year College Students on Academic Probation
This study explored the relationship between ACT scores and academic achievement among first-year college students on academic probation (n = 192) at a large southern university. Results suggest participants’ ACT scores did not correlate with second semester grade point averages (GPA). When GPAs wer...
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| description | This study explored the relationship between ACT scores and academic achievement among first-year college students on academic probation (n = 192) at a large southern university. Results suggest participants’ ACT scores did not correlate with second semester grade point averages (GPA). When GPAs were compared with ACT scores of the larger student body admitted during the same academic year, results indicated students on academic probation averaged significantly lower. However, comparisons with national averages suggest participants’ ACT scores demonstrated a regression to the mean. The implications this study has for retention, academic improvement, and academic counseling in higher education are discussed. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-938d019ded4f4d4cb9748ed16a898b5b2022-12-21T20:38:00ZengUniversity of Minnesota Libraries PublishingJournal of College Orientation, Transition, and Retention1534-22632690-45352013-12-0121110.24926/jcotr.v21i1.28592533Exploring the Predictive Value of the ACT Among First-Year College Students on Academic ProbationTabitha Young GastIsaac BurtThis study explored the relationship between ACT scores and academic achievement among first-year college students on academic probation (n = 192) at a large southern university. Results suggest participants’ ACT scores did not correlate with second semester grade point averages (GPA). When GPAs were compared with ACT scores of the larger student body admitted during the same academic year, results indicated students on academic probation averaged significantly lower. However, comparisons with national averages suggest participants’ ACT scores demonstrated a regression to the mean. The implications this study has for retention, academic improvement, and academic counseling in higher education are discussed.https://pubs.lib.umn.edu/index.php/jcotr/article/view/2859first-yearacademic propationlargesouthernact scoresgpaacademicretentionimprovementcounseling |
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| title | Exploring the Predictive Value of the ACT Among First-Year College Students on Academic Probation |
| title_full | Exploring the Predictive Value of the ACT Among First-Year College Students on Academic Probation |
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| title_short | Exploring the Predictive Value of the ACT Among First-Year College Students on Academic Probation |
| title_sort | exploring the predictive value of the act among first year college students on academic probation |
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