Zusammenfassung: Bei der Auswahl von Studienanfängern erhalten deutsche Hochschulen zukünftig einen größeren Spielraum. Dies fördert Profilbildung zwischen Universitäten und den Wettbewerb um besonders qualifizierte Studierende. Allerdings sehen sich die ...
The Effects of Counseling for Choosing a Field of StudyThe present study aims at an evaluation of the guidance program offered by the University of Linz to students with university entrance qualification since 1991. The analysis is based on questionnaire ...
Vocational Interests and Cognitive Ability of first-year Teacher Candidates as a Function of selected Study MajorRecent research on professional development in teacher education has been focused on differences in teacher candidates’ personality profiles ...
Study Requirements in Teacher EducationRecent research has been focusing on teacher education. The aspect of study requirements has not been investigated until now. The present online study examines these requirements by applying the method for analyzing ...
Action regulation at university: application of a developmental meta-modelAbstract. In this article action strategies and their relation to indicators of study-related success are conceptualized within the general developmental model of selection, ...
Influence of part-time work on university students' academic performanceAbstract. In an effort to evaluate the career counseling program offered by the University of Linz (Austria) each year since 1991 to high-school students a few months before their ...
Underestimation of womens college grades by college admission tests: Explainable by personality traits?The present study examined whether two German college admission tests underestimate womens academic performance, and if yes, which gender specific ...
Metacognitive Strategic Knowledge in Language-Related SituationsAbstract. Studying at a university requires a high degree of self-reliance. Self-regulatory skills and the ability to independently handle difficult situations are important for ...
What Can Psychological Tests Contribute Beyond GPA? Findings on Predictive Validity, Self- and Other-Selection in Admission Procedures in Higher EducationAbstract. Universities in German-speaking countries use different selection methods in the ...
Prognostic Validity of Admission Criteria for Academic Success in Psychology ProgramsAbstract. In the present study, we investigated the predictive power of three kinds of university admission criteria used to select students who enlisted to study in ...
Zusammenfassung. Das von Wild und Schiefele (1994) vorgestellte Inventar zur Erfassung von Lernstrategien im Studium (LIST) wird an einer Stichprobe von N = 577 berufstätigen Studierenden vier unterschiedlicher Hochschulen untersucht. Die von Wild und ...
Zusammenfassung. Anhand einer prospektiv angelegten Längsschnittstudie wird für Absolvent(inn)en in den vier Studienfachgruppen Medizin, Jura, Ingenieur- und Wirtschaftswissenschaften (N = 395) eine Prognose der Examensleistung durch die Abiturnote, ...
Dropping out or persevering: What distinguishes university dropouts from other students?Abstract. The present longitudinal study compared university dropouts to regular students who continued studying. The following variables were examined: motivational ...
Do Subject-Specific Admission Tests in German-Speaking Countries Provide a Valid Prediction of Academic Performance? A Meta-Analytic UpdateAbstract. Subject-specific college admission tests are used for student selection in fields with restricted ...
Metacognitive Strategy Knowledge – Predictive of the Language Competence and Overall Success of International Students at German UniversitiesAbstract. International students face a variety of challenging situations in everyday life at ...
Method for analyzing the demands of university studies (MEVAS) - requirement analysis for ecconomics and business administrationAbstract. This study reports a new method for analyzing the demands of university studies (MEVAS). The requirements were ...
Predictive validity of an assessment center for the study and professional success of career officers in the Swiss ArmyAbstract. The present study evaluated the assessment center for the career officer selection in the Swiss Armed Forces applying three ...