This meta-analysis summarizes 74 studies (N= 80,145) that simultaneously examined the
predictive power of intelligence and motivation for school achievement. First, we found …

This review of the literature covers 5 major areas within the graduate admissions process:(a)
the decentralized nature of graduate admissions;(b) the types of materials that are collected …

Significant gendered performance differences are signals of systemic inequity in higher
education. Understanding of these inequities has been hampered by the local nature of prior …

An exploratory study using a questionnaire was conducted among 597 full-time enrolled
online students and 53 full-time online faculty teaching at a private university in the …

Community colleges have been under pressure for years to improve retention rates.
Considering well-publicized reductions in state funding during and after the Great …

The Accreditation Board for Engineering and Technology (ABET) has highlighted two key
outcomes for students of all accredited engineering programs: the ability to communicate …

Academics worry grade inflation lowers standards; whereas, employers are concerned
grades may not distinguish students' abilities. These concerns are dismissed if higher …

Many organizations assess job applicants' academic performance (AP) when making
selection decisions. However, researchers and practitioners recently have suggested that …

Purpose The purpose of this paper is to determine whether students perceive grade inflation
as a problem. It questions whether differences exist in perceptions based upon gender and …

This research sought to examine the differences between students' foreign language anxiety
levels (high, moderate, low) and student achievement in different learning environments …