The relationship between cognitive tests and the academic performance of students on an MBA programme

Bux, Ciara

dc.contributor.advisor	Maloa, Frans
dc.contributor.author	Bux, Ciara
dc.date.accessioned	2015-07-15T12:07:14Z
dc.date.available	2015-07-15T12:07:14Z
dc.date.issued	2014-11
dc.identifier.citation	Bux, Ciara (2014) The relationship between cognitive tests and the academic performance of students on an MBA programme, University of South Africa, Pretoria, <http://hdl.handle.net/10500/18826>	en
dc.identifier.uri	http://hdl.handle.net/10500/18826
dc.description.abstract	The objective of this study was to determine if a statistically significant positive relationship exists between the cognitive tests (APIL and Critical Reasoning Test Battery - NCR2 and VCR2) and the academic performance of students on an MBA programme. A quantitative cross-sectional study was conducted on a non-probability purposive sample (N=329) of MBA students at an institution of higher learning in South Africa. A theoretical relationship was established between the variables. The empirical relationship revealed statistically significant relationships between the cognitive tests and academic performance on an MBA programme. The findings contribute valuable knowledge to the field of psychological assessment that can be applied in the selection of students for higher education.	en
dc.format.extent	1 online resource (xi, 104 leaves) : color illustrations
dc.language.iso	en	en
dc.subject	Cognitive tests	en
dc.subject	MBA	en
dc.subject	Academic performance	en
dc.subject	Psychometrics	en
dc.subject	Intelligence	en
dc.subject	Students	en
dc.subject.ddc	153.930968
dc.subject.lcsh	Master of business administration degree -- South Africa	en
dc.subject.lcsh	Educational tests and measurements -- South Africa	en
dc.subject.lcsh	Cognitive Abilities Tests -- South Africa
dc.subject.lcsh	Psychometrics	en
dc.subject.lcsh	Academic achievement -- South Africa -- Testing	en
dc.title	The relationship between cognitive tests and the academic performance of students on an MBA programme	en
dc.type	Dissertation	en
dc.description.department	Industrial and Organisational Psychology	en
dc.description.degree	M. Com. (Industrial and Organisational Psychology)