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Using Ordering Theory to Establish Student Knowledge Levels

Description: The problem under investigation in this research is the development of a general approach that will establish a students knowledge level so that the student's learning can be optimized by beginning it at the most effective point. In preparation for this study, an active test with an acceptable CT3 homogeneity index was found. Two computer programs, RightOrder and MathTest, were written in Visual Basic. The latter administers the test, producing a file or responses that serves as input for the f… more
Date: August 1997
Creator: Byers, Celina
Partner: UNT Libraries
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Admissions Committee Ratings as Predictors of Persistence in Master's-level Theological Education

Description: This research attempted to ascertain whether the ratings of applicants in the admissions-evaluation process of Dallas Theological Seminary (Admission Committee Rating, or ACR) were related to persistence in seminary study sufficiently to allow reasonable prediction of completion based on the strength of the ratings. Five ACRs were examined - the total ACR and its four components, strength of previous academics, personal references, potential and promise for ministry, and previous ministry exper… more
Date: December 1997
Creator: Thames, James H.
Partner: UNT Libraries
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