The Influence of Educational Psychology Variables on Student Grades in an Introductory Economics Course

Predicting Performance in an Introductory Agricultural Finance Course

“…Vella, Turesky and Hebert (2016) reported female students performed better in online courses, but the advantage dissipated with age. Contrary to other literature investigated, Kader (2018) found males to perform better in an introductory economics course. The advantage did not exist when psychological factors were included in the estimation.…”

“…In general, the literature identifies demonstrated academic ability (e.g., grade point average) as an important predictor of performance and this predictive ability is consistently significant and positive across most studies (Yousef 2019;Kader 2018;Payne and O'Malley 2017;Thiele et al 2016;Walsh and Robinson-Kurpius 2016;Koh 2014;Thammasiri et al 2014;Al-Twaijry 2010;Grover, Heck and Heck 2010;Allen et al 2008;Johnson and Kuennen 2006;Choudhury, Robinson, & Radhakrishnan, 2007;and Garton, Ball and Dyer 2002). Standardized tests, long used to evaluate candidates for college admissions, have also been associated with subsequent academic performance (Garton, Ball and Dyer 2002).…”