Factors Predicting Success in College: An International Perspective

• In Event: Roundtable Session 10

Session Submission Type: Roundtable Session

Abstract

This session presents an international perspective on factors related to success in college. The symposium presents four papers based on studies conducted in Austria, Germany, Australia, and Luxembourg. These studies present findings related to new kinds of admissions constructs—such as personality, social competencies, and fluid reasoning—and new kinds of admissions measures, such as self assessments and situational judgment tests. The studies presented here show that these new constructs and new measures may provide a more accurate prediction of subsequent school success than is given by traditional methods. Papers presented here suggest several uses for these findings, including better admissions procedures, and better design of remedial curricula and placement systems.

Sub Unit

• Division J - Postsecondary Education / Section 6: Society, Culture, and Change

Chair

• Patrick Charles Kyllonen, ETS

Papers

• The Relationships Among Personality, Learning Approaches, Major Satisfaction, School Leaver Status, and Academic Success: A Longitudinal Approach - Lorelle Burton, University of Southern Queensland

• Fluid Reasoning and Crystallized Knowledge as New Admissions Measures in German Higher Education - Oliver Wilhelm, University of Duisburg-Essen

• Improving Admission Decisions for a Teacher Training Program: The Case of a Multilingual and Multicultural Environment - Salvador Rivas, University of Luxembourg

• Noncognitive Versus Cognitive Predictors for Academic Success: Opportunities and Limits of Self-Assessments Illustrated by the Viennese Products - Klaus D. Kubinger, University of Vienna