Predicting Success in Journalism Skills Courses.
Abstract
This thesis investigated the relationship between success in two journalism skills courses and other predictor variables. It had two primary objectives: to determine if success in skills classes could be predicted from scores achieved on a basic grammar test and a spelling test and to measure the relationship, if any, that existed between environmental/socioeconomic variables and success in the same two courses. The first objective was tested using two hypotheses. It was found that there was a significant positive correlation between scores on the grammar test and final grades achieved. The spelling test also had a slight, positive relationship with final grades but was not as strong a predictor as the grammar test. In addition, prediction equation was developed using the data derived from the first hypothesis. Four hypotheses were developed to test the influence of environmental/socioeconomic variables on student achievement. When testing was completed, the data showed that, at least at California State University, Northridge, environmental/socioeconomic variables had little impact on student achievement in journalism skills courses. (Theses).
Document Details
- Document Type
- Technical Report
- Publication Date
- Mar 18, 1987
- Accession Number
- ADA179643
Entities
People
- Timothy D. Vane