Not Just the Usual Cast of Characteristics: Using Personality To Predict College Performance and Retention.

By S. Tross, J. Harper, Lewis W. Osher, L. Kneidinger. 2000

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Using Emotional and Social Factors to Predict Student Success (2003, result): “Similar to previous studies (Foster, 1998; Rice & Mirzadeh, 2000; Tross et al., 2000), we found that perfectionists were more likely to have a high GPA, whereas students reporting high stress levels were more likely to have a lower GPA.”
Student engagement evidence summary (2010, background): “…Higher Education Academy – 2010 — improved grades (Astin, 1977, 1993; Indiana University Center for Postsecondary Research, 2002; Pike, Schroeder and Berry, 1997; Tross et al., 2000); — persistence (Astin, 1975, 1984, 1993; Bean, 2005; Berger and Milem, 1999; Braxton, Milem and Sullivan, 2000;…”
An Examination of Persistence Research Through the Lens of a Comprehensive Conceptual Framework (2009, background): “Tross et al. (2000) found direct and indirect relationships between first-to-second year persistence and student conscientiousness, defined as the students’ relative tendency to complete tasks carefully.”
The grit effect: predicting retention in the military, the workplace, school and marriage (2013, background): “…differences, including Frontiers in Psychology | Personality Science and Individual Differences February 2014 | Volume 5 | Article 36 | 4 conscientiousness (Okun and Finch, 1998; Tross et al., 2000) and intelligence (Jimerson et al., 2000), have also been shown to predict high school graduation.”
Predicting College Success with High School Grades and Test Scores: Limitations for Minority Students (2005, background): “…characteristics including high school GPAs and test scores with each of the above-noted measures of student success (Astin, 1993; Grayson, 1997; Hanson & Swann, 1993; Hoffman, 2002; Kuh, 1993, 1995; MacKay & Kuh, 1994; Pritchard & Wilson, 2003; Rodriguez et al., 2000; Tross et al., 2000).”
Integration Factors Related to the Academic Success and Intent to Persist of College Students with Learning Disabilities (2009, background): “Previous research with unselected samples has consistently shown a positive relationship between high school GPA and entrance exam scores (Beck & Davidson, 2001; Kahn & Nauta, 2001; Tross et al., 2000; Wolfe & Johnson, 1995).”