College GPA as a Predictor of Teacher Competency: A New Look at an Old Question
AbstractThis study tests two hypotheses: (a) that the statistical relationship between academic success and success in student teaching is largely accounted for by those people in the lower grade point average categories; and (b) that four teacher competency ratings will be related to college grade point average in a pattern similar to that of global ratings of effectiveness. The study, which involved a sample of 170 University of Missouri secondary student teachers, resulted in the acceptance of both hypotheses with qualifications.