Hoffman, J. L. & Lowitzki, K. E. "Predicting College Success with High School Grades and Test Scores: Limitations for Minority Students." The Review of Higher Education, vol. 28 no. 4, 2005, pp. 455-474. Project MUSE, doi:10.1353/rhe.2005.0042.
Step 1:
How are different categories of minorities affected by their high school GPAs and test scores?
Before Reading:
Due to my last article, I became more interested in the affects of GPA minimums on minority students. This led me to question the high school experience for this group. My thoughts before the reading deal with questioning the already prominent struggle for success in minority groups. If these groups are already set back, how is success possible in the long run for them? Should universities take into consideration different minimum GPAs for various demographics? I think this source would be useful because in addition to commentary and statistics from administrative bodies, testimonies from real life minority students are available.
Step 2:
The information can be best summarized in a few sentences. Firstly, there is a significant challenge for minority students in high school as well as in higher education establishments. The source covers various factors such as academic achievement, involvement, and satisfaction. Testimonies from numerous students solidifies arguments and gives a new insight.
The article leads me to question about the minority students who are not "average". I wonder what percentages of minority students have below average grades and what the influence of family background is on the issue. I also learned that
the gap between the predictive strength of test scores and high school grades for academic achievement in college widens for several minority groups. This led to another question of how significant the gap is and for what certain minority groups. The most significant and important piece of information I found was that researchers found that students' experiences after they arrive on a college's campus are more important than students' background characteristics when considering persistence; high school GPA and test scores had no direct influence on persistence. This was so significant because it led me to question the validity of minimum GPAs.
This article led me to believe more strongly in the negative impacts of a minimum GPA on a college campus and student body as opposed to the other articles claims of positive impacts. This seemed to have more valid points and delved deeper into reasons that the previous article did not explore.
I am questioning more and more the reasoning behind minimum GPAs. There seems to be more behind it besides selectivity. I need more answers to questions and personal testimonies. After reading, I am swaying more towards a negative view of minimum GPAs. This article explored various contributing factors which allowed me to see from perspectives i had not previously thought about. My assumptions were challenged.
Step 1:
How are different categories of minorities affected by their high school GPAs and test scores?
Before Reading:
Due to my last article, I became more interested in the affects of GPA minimums on minority students. This led me to question the high school experience for this group. My thoughts before the reading deal with questioning the already prominent struggle for success in minority groups. If these groups are already set back, how is success possible in the long run for them? Should universities take into consideration different minimum GPAs for various demographics? I think this source would be useful because in addition to commentary and statistics from administrative bodies, testimonies from real life minority students are available.
Step 2:
The information can be best summarized in a few sentences. Firstly, there is a significant challenge for minority students in high school as well as in higher education establishments. The source covers various factors such as academic achievement, involvement, and satisfaction. Testimonies from numerous students solidifies arguments and gives a new insight.
The article leads me to question about the minority students who are not "average". I wonder what percentages of minority students have below average grades and what the influence of family background is on the issue. I also learned that
the gap between the predictive strength of test scores and high school grades for academic achievement in college widens for several minority groups. This led to another question of how significant the gap is and for what certain minority groups. The most significant and important piece of information I found was that researchers found that students' experiences after they arrive on a college's campus are more important than students' background characteristics when considering persistence; high school GPA and test scores had no direct influence on persistence. This was so significant because it led me to question the validity of minimum GPAs.
This article led me to believe more strongly in the negative impacts of a minimum GPA on a college campus and student body as opposed to the other articles claims of positive impacts. This seemed to have more valid points and delved deeper into reasons that the previous article did not explore.
I am questioning more and more the reasoning behind minimum GPAs. There seems to be more behind it besides selectivity. I need more answers to questions and personal testimonies. After reading, I am swaying more towards a negative view of minimum GPAs. This article explored various contributing factors which allowed me to see from perspectives i had not previously thought about. My assumptions were challenged.
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