GED Students versus Traditional High School Students: How Do the GED Graduates Perform after the First Semester of Attendance at a Rural Community College?

Autor/in	Akins, Ericka
Titel	GED Students versus Traditional High School Students: How Do the GED Graduates Perform after the First Semester of Attendance at a Rural Community College?
Quelle	(2009), (69 Seiten) PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit Ph.D. Dissertation, Mississippi State University
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Monographie
ISBN	978-1-1095-1640-1
Schlagwörter	Hochschulschrift; Dissertation; High School Equivalency Programs; Grade Point Average; High School Graduates; College Freshmen; Community Colleges; Rural Schools; Comparative Analysis; Multiple Regression Analysis; Statistical Significance; White Students; Racial Differences; Age Differences; Gender Differences + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Thesis; Dissertations; Academic thesis; High school; High schools; Graduate; Graduates; Oberschule; Absolvent; Absolventin; Studienanfänger; Community college; Community College; Rural area; Rural areas; School; Schools; Ländlicher Raum; Schule; Schulen; Rassenunterschied; Age; Difference; Age difference; Altersunterschied; Geschlechterkonflikt
Abstract	The purpose of this study was to determine if freshman students based on their age, ethnicity, and gender who enter a community college with a GED credential will have a higher cumulative grade point average (GPA) after their first semester than traditional high school graduates. Findings from this study will aid individuals in developing a more accurate perception of the academic abilities of GED graduates. The academic performance of GED graduates was compared with traditional high school graduates after their first semester at a rural community college in the Fall 2007 semester. Intact data from the students' academic records were used for this study (n=680). Graduates were compared on gender, race, and age. Data were analyzed with the t-test and a multiple linear regression. There was not a statistically significant difference in the mean GPA between GED graduates and traditional high school graduates. It was also found that there was a statistically significant difference between the ethnic groups, as whites had higher mean GPAs than the nonwhite students. There was not a statistically significant difference between the mean GPAs among the male and female students. The age of the college students had no influence on GPAs. [The dissertation citations contained here are published with the permission of ProQuest LLC. Further reproduction is prohibited without permission. Copies of dissertations may be obtained by Telephone (800) 1-800-521-0600. Web page: http://www.proquest.com/en-US/products/dissertations/individuals.shtml.] (As Provided).
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Update	2017/4/10