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Analysis of American College Test Scores and College Grade Point Average as Success Indicators on the State Nursing Board Examination (open access)

Analysis of American College Test Scores and College Grade Point Average as Success Indicators on the State Nursing Board Examination

The purpose of this study was to compare the relationship between the American College Test (ACT) sub-test scores, nursing courses' grade point average, college cumulative grade point average and the State Board Test Pool Examination (SBTPE) sub-test scores. Data from 227 nurses were analyzed utilizing three procedures: Pearson product-moment coefficient; multiple correlation coefficient; and linear regression equations. Conclusions were that several ACT sub-test scores could yield useful information on admission; the college cumulative grade point average was the most reliable indicator of success on the SBTPE; and an ACT composite score of eleven was the minimum value required to pass the SBTPE sub-tests with a score of at least 350.
Date: August 1979
Creator: Vargas, Carlos
System: The UNT Digital Library
A Study Comparing Sexual Knowledge and Sexual Attitudes Among Selected College Students in Texas (open access)

A Study Comparing Sexual Knowledge and Sexual Attitudes Among Selected College Students in Texas

This study compared the sexual knowledge and sexual attitudes of college students. Utilizing the Sex Knowledge Inventory - Form Y and the Valois Sexual Attitudes Questionnaire, data was gathered from 203 students. Analysis of the data concluded no significant differences between the sexual knowledge of or the sexual attitudes of male and female subjects. A significant difference, at .01, was found between the attitudes of subjects scoring either low or high in sexual knowledge. Individuals with lower knowledge expressed less accepting sexual attitudes, while those with higher knowledge expressed more accepting sexual attitudes. Lastly, the correlation of sexual knowledge with attitude indicated a positive association to exist between high sexual knowledge and various' sexual topics.
Date: August 1985
Creator: Lohrke, Cheryl Lynn
System: The UNT Digital Library
An Evaluation of the Denton County Safety Education Program in Denton, Texas (open access)

An Evaluation of the Denton County Safety Education Program in Denton, Texas

The purpose of this study was to assess the effectiveness of the Denton County Safety Education Program. Subjects were 117 driving-while-intoxicated offenders who completed this alcohol reeducation program between June 1975 to June 1976. Questionnaires were used as evaluative measures. Data were analyzed in three steps: 1) two two-way ANOVAs with one repeated measure; 2) two Pearson product moment correlations; and 3) a Fisher's Z test. Conclusions of the investigation were that (1) both problem and non-problem drinkers benefited from the program; (2) change of attitude was an important factor in reducing recidivism; and (3) the program was successful in meeting its goals as a means of influencing drinking and driving behavior.
Date: December 1978
Creator: Rayburn, Susan L.
System: The UNT Digital Library