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- Title
COMMITMENT AND ACADEMIC SUCCESS.
- Authors
Avraham N. Kluger; Koslowsky, Meni
- Abstract
The predictors of academic success usually include aptitude and previous achievement measures. The present study used a modified version of Rusbult and Farrell's (1983) commitment questionnaire to predict final grades in a university setting. As part of a larger study on the relationship between attitudes and study behaviors, 39 students completed the five parts of the Rusbult and Farrell questionnaire. Responses were then correlated with three dependent measures: a final course grade in calculus, grade point average (GPA), and the grade in a humanities course. Results showed that adjusted R² of.38 and .40 were obtained with the first two criteria. The implications of using affective variables for predicting academic achievement are discussed.
- Subjects
ACADEMIC achievement; COMMITMENT (Psychology); EDUCATION; CHOICE (Psychology); ACHIEVEMENT; ABILITY; QUESTIONNAIRES
- Publication
Social Behavior & Personality: an international journal, 1988, Vol 16, Issue 2, p121
- ISSN
0301-2212
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.2224/sbp.1988.16.2.121