Table B-4.-Grade point averages of GED recipients and high school graduates (continued) |
|
4-YEAR COLLEGES |
Author |
College/program Students/year |
Population or sample | Number |
GPA |
See ftns. |
Ratio GED/ HSG |
|
First Year |
Putnam 1947 |
Vanport Extension Center, Oregon State System. Enrollees, Winter quarter 1947 |
All GEDs All HSGs |
71 GEDs 1129 HSGs |
2.42 2.39 |
rn |
1.01 |
Stinson 1947 in Whitley 1958 |
Colorado A&M |
|
30 GEDs - HSGs |
1.94 2.36 |
|
.082 |
Dixon 1948 |
University of Missouri Enrolled 1st semester 1947. Took ACE psych. examination |
All GEDs Sample HSGs Match vet sex age marital college term aptitude entrance |
257 GEDs 257 HSGs |
1.93 2.10 |
|
0.92 |
Roeber 1950 |
Kansas State Teachers' College Completed at least 1 semester. 1st semester GPAs |
All GEDs All ? HSGs |
71 GEDs 397 HSGs |
2.00 2.33 |
|
0.92 |
Adams 1950 in Whitley 1958 |
Southwest Texas State Teachers College |
GED vets HSGs |
GEDs HSGs |
1.79 2.42 |
|
0.74 |
Milligan, Lins & Little 1948 |
U. of Wisconsin Entrants in first year |
All GEDs (1 female) All male students |
72 GEDs All males |
1.60 2.13 |
rn rc |
0.75 |
Colert 1983 |
Brandon University Canada. Entrants 1982-83. 1st year GPAs |
All GEDs Systematic Sample HSGs |
26 GEDs 27 HSGs |
1.68 1.98 |
ns |
0.85 |
Means 1987 in Johnson 1992 |
Casper College WY Entrants Fall 1986 |
All GEDs All Freshmen |
GEDs Freshmen |
2.31 2.34 |
rn |
0.99 |
Rogers 1987 |
U. of Arkansas Fayetville, Enrollees Fall 1982-Spring 1986 First yr. GPA |
All GEDs Random HSGs |
178 GEDs 207 HSGs |
1.82 2.34 |
rc |
0.78 |
Van de Ven 1985 in Quinn 1986 |
University of Wisconsin- Green Bay. Entrants Fall 1981. 1st sem. GPA. |
All GEDs All HSGs |
28 GEDs 211 HSGs |
1.88 2.21 |
rn rc |
0.85 |
Quinn 1986 |
U. Wisconsin- Madison. Enrolled Fall 1979-80 through Fall 1984-85. 1st sem. GPA |
All GED All HSG |
51 GEDs 22655 HSGs |
2.35 2.76 |
rn |
0.85 |
Mean GPA GED Mean GPA HSG Ratio: Mean GED/HSG Number of Colleges |
|
1.97 2.31 0.86 11 |
|
All Years |
Dixon 1948 (After 1st term) |
Univ. of Missouri Entered 1st sem. 1947 Took ACE psych exam. over 7 semesters |
All GEDs Sample HSGs Match vet sex age marital college term aptitude entrance |
257 GEDs 257 HSGs |
2.02 2.15 |
|
0.94 |
Andrew 1951 |
University of Utah. Male entrants Fall 1945-Summer 1950. Probably as of late 1950- early 1951. Completed at least one quarter. |
All matchable GEDs. Sample HSGs. Matched on sex, age, college, quarter admitted, ability. Selection methods unclear. |
209 GEDs 209 HSGs |
0.56 0.89 |
* |
0.63 |
D'Amico 1957 |
Indiana University Males admitted 1946-50. |
All GED All HSG |
51 GEDs 22655 HSGs |
2.35 2.76 |
rn |
0.85 |
Roon 1972 |
Indiana University Males admitted 1946-50. |
Random GEDs. Random HSGs, stratified by HS rank. 30/30/40 |
237 GEDs 660 HSGs |
1.84 2.28 |
rc * |
0.81 |
Quinn 1986 |
U. Wisconsin- Milwaukee. Enrolled Fall 1979-80 through Fall 1984-85. |
All GEDs. All HSGs, After 4 semesters | 538 GEDs 12146 HSGs |
1.98 2.56 |
rn rc |
0.77 |
Rogers 1987 |
U. of Arkansas, Fayetteville Enrollees Fall 1982- Spring 1986. |
All GEDs Random HSGs |
442 GEDs 375 HSGs |
2.12 2.36 |
|
0.90 |
Mean GPA GED Mean GPA HSG Ratio: MeanGED/HSG Number of Colleges |
|
1.90 2.23 0.85 6 |
|
Graduates |
Whitley 1958 |
Florida State U. Entrants 1948-49 thru 1952-53. Graduates |
All GEDs 15% systematic HSGs |
31 GEDs 59 HSGs |
2.37 2.48 |
|
0.96 |
Sultan 1989 |
Miss St. U & U of Southern Miss 1982-87. Graduates |
All GEDs Sample HSG Match sex, majors, yr grd |
37 GEDs 37 HSGs |
3.13 3.04 |
ns |
1.03 |
Mean GPA GED Mean GPA HSG Ratio: MeanGED/HSG Number of Colleges |
|
1.90 2.75 2.76 1.00 |
|
Other |
Keller 1958 |
East Tennessee State College. Graduates. Average of grades in History, Literature, Composition and Rhetoric, and Math |
Random GEDs HSGs |
150 GEDs 150 HSGs |
2.53 2.49 |
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*= HSG significantly greater than GED p < .05
^GED significantly greater than HSG p < .05
ns = No significant difference
rn = Real numbers (not estimates)
rc = Our recalculation |