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Utilization of Standardized College Entrance Metrics to Predict Undergraduate Student Success in Chemistry by Ryan P. Kreiser; Aidan K. Wright; Tristan L. McKenzie; J. Alex Albright; Eric D. Mowles; Jared E. Hollows; Scott Limbocker; Melissa Eslinger; Ryan Limbocker; Lam T. Nguyen is a Chemistry article available to read on EtoBox.

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Quantitative metrics are widely employed to determine the probability of an applicant succeeding in a specific program of interest, ranging from undergraduate or graduate admissions to fellowships. The admissions office at the United States Military Academy at West Point uses an internal college entrance examination rank (CEER) assessment algorithm of high school students, based on ACT and SAT scores in addition to consideration of high school performance, to assess student academic abilities and their probability of surpassing graduation requirements. To develop a tool for predicting student performance in first-semester general chemistry, we utilized CEER scores to predict student success on the national exam produced by the American Chemical Society (ACS) for general chemistry. Our results show that CEER is a strong predictor of student outcomes and a better predictor when compared to SAT Math, ACT Science, or ACT Math in isolation. Further stratification of the CEER distribution into four categories, ranging from at-risk to high achiever, identified a gradient by which students are likely to exceed the national average on the ACS exam. To further assess this prediction, we then

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Author

Ryan P. Kreiser; Aidan K. Wright; Tristan L. McKenzie; J. Alex Albright; Eric D. Mowles; Jared E. Hollows; Scott Limbocker; Melissa Eslinger; Ryan Limbocker; Lam T. Nguyen

Publisher

American Chemical Society (ACS)

Published

2022

Language

EN

Field

Chemistry (Physical Sciences)