Predictors of Academic Achievement among Asian American and White Students. College Board Report No. 88-11.

Autor/inn/en	Sue, Stanley; Abe, Jennifer
Institution	College Entrance Examination Board, New York, NY.
Titel	Predictors of Academic Achievement among Asian American and White Students. College Board Report No. 88-11.
Quelle	(1988), (18 Seiten) PDF als Volltext kostenfreie Datei Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Monographie
Schlagwörter	Academic Achievement; Achievement Tests; Asian American Students; Asian Americans; Chinese Americans; Ethnicity; Filipino Americans; Grade Point Average; Japanese Americans; Korean Americans; Language Fluency; Majors (Students); Mathematics Achievement; Mathematics Tests; Multivariate Analysis; Predictor Variables; Regression (Statistics); Sex Differences; Standardized Tests; Verbal Tests; White Students; SAT (College Admission Test) + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Schulleistung; Achievement test; Achievement; Testing; Test; Tests; Leistungsbeurteilung; Leistungsüberprüfung; Leistung; Testdurchführung; Testen; Asian immigrant; United States; Student; Students; Asiatischer Einwanderer; USA; Schüler; Schülerin; Studentin; Chinese; Chinesen; Ethnizität; Philippines; Filipino; Inhabitant; People; Philippinen; Philippiner; Einwohner; Bewohner; Language skill; Language skills; Sprachkompetenz; Mathmatics sikills; Mathmatics achievement; Mathematical ability; Mathematische Kompetenz; Multivariate Analyse; Prädiktor; Regression; Regressionsanalyse; Sex difference; Geschlechtsunterschied; Standadised tests; Standardisierter Test; Mündliche Prüfung
Abstract	This study examined the following predictors of academic success for 4,113 Asian American students and 1,000 White students who enrolled as freshmen on any of the eight University of California campuses during fall 1984: (1) high school grade point average (GPA); (2) Scholastic Aptitude Test (SAT)--verbal score; (3) SAT--mathematical score; (4) English Composition Test score; and (5) Level I or Level II Mathematics Test score. These predictors were measured against the following variables: (1) ethnicity; (2) major; (3) language spoken; and (4) gender. Among the findings were the following: (1) high school GPA and SAT or Achievement Test scores can, to a moderate degree, predict university freshman grades of Asian American and White students; (2) for both Asian Americans and Whites, the best single predictor is the high school GPA; (3) for Asian American students, but not for White students, mathematics scores are a better predictor than are verbal scores--this ethnic difference persisted regardless of academic major or English proficiency; (4) no major sex differences were found; (5) the various Asian American groups showed some differences in the regression equations; and (6) the White regression equation underpredicted the performance of Chinese, other Asians, and Asian Americans who said that English was not their best language, and overpredicted those of Filipinos, Japanese, and Asian Americans for whom English was the best language. Data are presented on 13 tables. A 37-item list of references is included. (BJV)
Anmerkungen	College Board Publications, Box 886, New York, NY 10101 ($6.00).
Erfasst von	ERIC (Education Resources Information Center), Washington, DC