Achievement in criminal justice
An analysis of graduating seniors
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 15316474 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Thomas Kelley, Thomas M Kelley (0000-0002-5285-8581, Wayne State University, corresponding author), Stack (0000-0002-1312-9773, Wayne State University) |
| Year | 1997 |
| Volume | 8 |
| Issue | 1 |
| Pages | 37-50 |
| Publication date | 1997-03-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Journal of Criminal Justice Education (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 1051-1253 • E-ISSN: 1745-9117 |
| Publisher | Taylor & Francis (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.1080/10511259700083931 |
| OpenAlex | W2015332025 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 6 |
| References cited | 14 |
Pressure from legislative bodies and the public for accountability in higher education has been associated with programs to gauge student's knowledge through means such as achievement tests. Yet little scholarly work is available on these programs. The present study explores the determinants of scores on a standardized criminal justice achievement test; some significant determinants of scores might be manipulated in efforts to improve program participants' scores in the future. A series of predictor variables are drawn from the literature on educational achievement and attainment. Past academic achievement or GPA was the variable most closely associated with the variance in test scores; transfer students had significantly lower test scores than nontransfer students; males had higher scores than females. The model explains 45 percent of the variance in test scores. The results suggest that the manipulation of some, but not most, student input variables might improve results
Academic achievement · Accountability · Achievement test · Criminal justice · Criminology · Economics · Educational attainment · Legislature · Mathematics education · Political science · Standardized test · Statistics · Test (biology · Variables · Variance (accounting · Evaluation of Teaching Practices · Higher Education Research Studies · Law · Psychology · School Choice and Performance · Social Psychology · Accounting
A comparison of transfer and nontransfer students majoring in criminology and criminal justice
The development of an exit examination in criminal justice for graduating seniors
Minimum Competency Testing
Inequality of Opportunity for Higher Education
Students' Characteristics and the Peer-Influence Process
Effects of Peer, Faculty, and Parental Influences on Students' Persistence
Finishing College
Housework by Husbands Determinants and Implications
| Unique citing works | 6 |
|---|---|
| Citations per year | 0,23 |
| Citation span | 2000 - 2010 (11) |
| Citation velocity | historical |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 6 |