Years of prior education significantly predict GPA in older learners¶

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Evidence · 1 study · associational r2 · q2 · i1 small
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q2 i1 Years of prior education is a significant positive predictor of GPA (β = 0.114, p = 0.033, sr² = 0.011). → Imlach 2017

Evidence¶

Imlach 2017¶

Imlach, A.-R., Ward, D. D., Stuart, K. E., Summers, M. J., Valenzuela, M. J., King, A. E., Saunders, N. L., Summers, J., Srikanth, V. K., Robinson, A. & Vickers, J. C. (2017). Age is no barrier: predictors of academic success in older learners. npj Science of Learning 2:13. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41539-017-0014-5

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In step 2 of the final hierarchical regression (N = 329), years of prior education significantly predicted GPA (β = 0.114, p = 0.033, sr² = 0.011), though it accounted for less variance than midlife cognitive activity or the cognitive domains.

"Years of prior education 0.042 (0.003, 0.081) 0.020 0.114 2.146 0.033 0.011"

Discussion¶

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