The use of background and ability profiles to predict college student outcomes

Journal of Applied Psychology

Volumn 92, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 165-179

  Schmitt, Neal ^a   Oswald, Frederick L ^a   Kim, Brian H ^a   Imus, Anna ^a   Merritt, Stephanie ^a   Friede, Alyssa ^a   Shivpuri, Smriti ^a  

^a MICHIGAN STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Biodata and student outcomes; Clustering students using biodata; Predicting student grades; Situational judgment and student outcomes; Student profiles and outcomes

Indexed keywords

ACHIEVEMENT; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; APTITUDE; ARTICLE; DECISION MAKING; HUMAN; LITERATURE; STUDENT; UNIVERSITY;

ACHIEVEMENT; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; APTITUDE; BIOGRAPHY; HUMANS; JUDGMENT; STUDENTS; UNIVERSITIES;

EID: 33846333875     PISSN: 00219010     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1037/0021-9010.92.1.165     Document Type: Article

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