An Evaluation of Traditional Admission Standards in Predicting Kuwait University Students' Academic Performance

The purpose of this study was to evaluate the usefulness of the traditional admission standards utilized by Kuwait University in predicting students' academic performance. It was found that the established practice of using students' score in standardized secondary school examinations and...

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Published in:Higher education 1988-01, Vol.17 (2), p.203-217
Main Authors: Mohammad, Yousuf H. J., Almahmeed, Mohammad A. H.
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Academic achievement
College students
Colleges
Correlation coefficients
Educational levels
Grade point average
High school students
Secondary school students
Secondary schools
Universities
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Summary:The purpose of this study was to evaluate the usefulness of the traditional admission standards utilized by Kuwait University in predicting students' academic performance. It was found that the established practice of using students' score in standardized secondary school examinations and branch of study (i.e. sciences or arts emphasis) to be highly predictive of their college cumulative grade point average. Moreover, it was established that students' secondary school scores reflect intellective as well as the non-intellective factors pertaining to students' background.
ISSN:0018-1560
1573-174X
DOI:10.1007/BF00137972