The prediction of college grade point average has been extensively investigated. The present study examined two salient domains (word knowledge and world knowledge) with two groups of 137 student teachers (elementary and secondary) and 36 freshman students in introductory psychology classes. The results support past research indicating high school GPA to be a good predictor of college GPA. The addition of vocabulary ability improved prediction.
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