Using ACT Subscores to Identify At Risk Students in Business Statistics and Principles of Management Courses

Welborn, Cliff; Lester, Don; Parnell, John A.

doi:10.1080/08832323.2015.1058737

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“…This was matched with the student's background variables including incoming Math ACT scores and the student's university cumulative GPA at the time of the course. Welborn, Lester, and Parnell () found that the ACT Math score was a valid predictor of success or failure of business students in statistics and management classes. The ACT mathematics score was the best indicator of students who will be unsuccessful in the heavily quantitative statistical course.…”

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Supporting Student Learning through Instructional Videos in Business Statistics

Laugerman

Saunders

2019

Decision Sci J Innov Edu

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While statistics is an essential topic for business students, many students experience barriers to successful learning due to anxiety, motivation, or difficulty with quantitative understanding. This research examines the use of online videos with an effort to explore the relationship between student characteristics, video usage, and course performance measures. In addition, the study examines student perceptions of the supplemental resources in an effort to examine the efficacy related to student learning and performance. This study seeks to confirm previous research regarding the benefit of supplemental video resources and extend the knowledge base by understanding the impact for various types of students (e.g., level of course, level of previous academic performance, etc.). The study found that the use of the video resources varies based on students’ previous math performance and the difficulty of the material. Student ratings indicate that the videos were helpful in learning the content and that they provided an important resource when students needed additional tools to master the material. Analysis of the results provides implications for understanding how different students use online videos and offers recommendations for educators and researchers about how to enhance student success in difficult statistics coursework.

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Supporting Student Learning through Instructional Videos in Business Statistics

Laugerman

Saunders

2019

Decision Sci J Innov Edu

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“…The ACT, conversely, developed by E. F. Lindquist, attempted to test achievement or prior learning. In some institutions, the value placed on the test scores cannot be overstated due to the bragging rights and publication of entering students' average ACT test scores (Welborn & Lester, 2015). Most semicompetitive schools, however, lean toward a combination formula that includes both the test scores and high school (HS) GPA in their admission decisions (Stumpf & Stanley, 2002).…”

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Assessing the Validity of College Success Indicators for the At-Risk Student: Toward Developing a Best-Practice Model

Tucker

McKnight

2017

Journal of College Student Retention: Research, Theory & Pr

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This study assessed the feasibility of using precollege success indicators to identify at-risk students at a large 4-year public research university in the Midwest. Retention data from students who participated in an established student success program were examined. The findings affirm that the initial admissions assessment identifying at-risk students is a feasible predictor of academic success, including high school (HS) grade point average (GPA) could predict student success over and above the variance accounted for by American College Test alone; the semester in which students are admitted is a predictor of success; first-semester college GPA can predict academic success over and above chance; there is a significant positive relationship between cognitive ability (i.e., American College Test × HS GPA) and SUCCESS; HS GPA could be used as the single best predictor of student success; and using all three variables to identify student success appears warranted. A PASS model is offered to assist in the development of interventions and success programs.

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“…ACT scores are frequently utilized in college admissions decisions (Zwick, 2006). Although some have questioned the validity of ACT scores in predicting success (Fauria & Zellner, 2015) others have found it to be a significant predictor of grades and retention (Welborn, Lester, & Parnell, 2015;Westrick, Le, Robbins, Radunzel, & Schmidt, 2015).…”

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Career Exploration at an Appalachian University: Effectiveness and Pre-Existing Resources

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Many universities offer career exploration courses designed to assist students in making effective career choices; however, it remains unclear whether pre-existing resources have a significant influence on students’ ability to benefit. The purpose of this study was (a) to measure the efficacy of a career exploration course at an Appalachian institution in improving college and career decision self-efficacy and (b) to determine if the following pre-existing resources, academic readiness, academic achievement, and familial financial resources, were significant predictors of post-test college and career decision self-efficacy scores. Participants were 127 traditionally-aged, undergraduate students at a private, Appalachian university enrolled in a 15-week career exploration course. Paired samples t-tests revealed a significant positive change from pre to post-test for college and career decision self-efficacy; however, hierarchical linear regression analyses revealed no significant influence of the pre-existing resources on post-test scores for either construct.

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Using ACT Subscores to Identify At Risk Students in Business Statistics and Principles of Management Courses

Cited by 3 publications

References 11 publications

Supporting Student Learning through Instructional Videos in Business Statistics

Supporting Student Learning through Instructional Videos in Business Statistics

Assessing the Validity of College Success Indicators for the At-Risk Student: Toward Developing a Best-Practice Model

Career Exploration at an Appalachian University: Effectiveness and Pre-Existing Resources

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