The Relationship Between Admissions Criteria and Academic Performance in an MSW Program

Examines relationship between admission criteria and academic performance among 654 master's in social-work (MSW) students in one state university, 1985-1992. Test scores on a pre-graduation comprehensive exam measured academic achievement. Results indicate two admissions criteria, undergraduat...

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Published in:Journal of social work education 1998-10, Vol.34 (3), p.455-462
Main Authors: Dunlap, Katherine M, Fraser, Mark W, Henley, H. Carl, Jr
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Academic Achievement
Academic success
Admission Criteria
Admissions
College Admission
Criteria
Education
Educational Testing
Gender
Grade Point Average
Graduate Record Examinations
Graduate Students
Graduate Study
Higher Education
Indexing in process
Masters Programs
Postgraduate education
Predictor Variables
Race
Relationship
Scores
Selection Procedures
Sex Differences
Social Work
Social Work Education
Standardized Tests
State Universities
Student Characteristics
Students
Success
Undergraduate Study
Universities
Validity
Variables
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Summary:Examines relationship between admission criteria and academic performance among 654 master's in social-work (MSW) students in one state university, 1985-1992. Test scores on a pre-graduation comprehensive exam measured academic achievement. Results indicate two admissions criteria, undergraduate grade point average and Graduate Record Examination score, and two applicant characteristics, gender and race, significantly correlated with academic performance. (Author/MSE)
ISSN:1043-7797
2163-5811
DOI:10.1080/10437797.1998.10778939