This paper reports on the validation of the Academic Performance (AP) Scale, a 40-item true-false, noncognitive questionnaire for each gender, designed to predict college grade point average. The AP Scale predicted college grades in small samples of undergraduates with correlations ranging from .35 to .63 and predicted long-term (at least 5 years) final college grades for men (r = .37, n = 129) and women, (r = .41, n = 120). The AP Scale also differentiated among student groups based upon both academic performance and enrollment status at the end of 2 years of college.
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