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Showing 1 to 20 of 30 for “"Academic variables"”.
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The Relationship Between College Base, Act, and Student Academic Variables
… American College Test scores, College Basic Academic Subjects Examination scores, gender, and student academic variables such as high school class rank, cumulative university grade point average, high school class size, and highest university mathematics course completed. All students taking …
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THE RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN FIRST-GENERATION STUDENTS' EDUCATIONAL BACKGROUND AND SELECTED ACADEMIC AND NON-ACADEMIC VARIABLES
… 2007). Hansen (1998) noted that the overall academic preparation level has declined for students entering college and that academic disengagement in college has increased among many students. The educational background of the parents has been shown to have a significant impact on a student's …
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Academic and Non-academic Variables as Predictors of NCLEX-RN Success Among Traditional Associate Degree Students at Southern Adventist University
… <p>The purpose of this study was to identify academic and non-academic factors that may predict NCLEX-RN success on first attempt among nursing graduates who completed the associate of science nursing program at Southern Adventist University.</p> <p>Methodology</p> <p>A total of 838 student …
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Demographic and academic predictors of licensed practical nurse student success on the NCLEX-PN licensure examination
… which selected demographic characteristics and academic variables of graduates from an urban. postsecondary practical nursing program could predict students' performance on the National Council Licensure Examination for Practical Nursing (NCLEX-PN). The research questions were: (1) what …
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Positive behavior support: a comparison between student body, academic achievement, and discipline referrals
… the post-intervention year were the discipline variables. The scale math and language scores attained by each student for the pre-intervention year and the post-intervention year were the academic variables explored. A Pearson Correlation test revealed a significant relationship in the decrease …
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Impact of Environmental Variables on Community College Dental Assisting Students Who Are at-Risk for Persistence
… pertained to the capacity of the environmental variables to predict graduates and nongraduates while examining the influence of the background and academic variables. A discriminant analysis was performed and the results indicated that the model correctly categorized the respondents into …
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Predictors of Academic Success: A Study of First-Year Student-Athletes at a Private Midwestern University
… Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) for the academic success and graduation of student-athletes, colleges and universities are compelled to consider the influential factors of academic success or failure for collegiate student-athletes. This study explored pre-college academic and nonacademic …
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Predictive Variables for Success on Licensure Examinations for Practical and Registered Nursing Education Graduates
… to examine the relationships of demographic and academic variables to student performance in a laddered practical nursing (PN) and registered nursing (RN) education program. The information gained may be utilized to establish research-based admission, progression and graduation criteria to …
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Noncognitive Variables to Predict Academic Success Among Junior Year Baccalaureate Nursing Students
<p>An equitable predictor of academic success is needed as nursing education strives toward comprehensive preparation of diverse nursing students. The purpose of this study was to discover how Sedlacek’s (2004a) Noncognitive Questionnaire (NCQ) and Duckworth & Quinn’s (2009) Grit-S predicted …
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The treatment of depression in children with learning disabilities.
… populations and possible improvements in academic functioning. This study utilized a multiple-probe design to identify the effects of a cognitive-behavioral intervention on academic variables in four adolescent participants identified as learning disabled and depressed. Homework completion …
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Comorbidity of anxiety and depression in youth: A developmental analysis
… between general anxiety and worry and academic competence and functioning, social competence and functioning, attributional style, hopelessness, and depression. In addition, the impact of sex and cognitive ability on these relationships was examined. Results revealed that anxious and …
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A Study of Attrition in a Respiratory Care Associate Degree Program in a Northeast Tennessee Community College.
… study analyzed demographic, pre-admission, and academic variables to identify reasons for attrition within the WSCC RC program. The population size was 90 students; this was the entire population of five consecutive classes graduating during a five-year period from 1999 through 2003. The …
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The influence of familial responsibility, extra-curricular activity participation, and employment status on the undergraduate academic performance of traditional and non-traditional aged students
… responsibility, and co-curricular activities on academic performance among traditional aged and non-traditional aged undergraduate students. It explored the association between non-academic variables and age on academic performance to determine whether there is a significant impact on academic …
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The use of attitudinal variables to reduce potential prediction bais [i.e. bias] of ACT mathematics test scores for non traditional-age students
… scores are used as the sole predictor of future academic performance in entry-level college mathematics courses. A secondary purpose was to investigate the extent to which academic and attitudinal variables, in conjunction with ACT Math scores, a) lessen or eliminate the age-related bias, and b) …
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An investigation into the influence of mindset, resiliency, contingencies of self-worth, social value of effort and gender on Scottish secondary school pupils.
… thesis set out to investigate the role of non-academic variables in a Scottish secondary school. Specifically, it explored the variables of mindset, resiliency, contingencies of self-worth and social value of effort. The research is composed of two key studies with the second study being …
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Latino and Caucasian Students' Academic and Non-academic Characteristics as Predictors of Educational Outcomes, High School and Beyond
… focused on Latino and Caucasian students' academic and non-academic characteristics as predictors of educational outcomes, high school and beyond. The introduction to the study, the review of related literature, and the methodology are presented, along with interpretations, conclusions, and …
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Variables associated with cocurricular participation in vocational student organizations
… of this study to investigate which personal and academic variables most accurately explained the nature and magnitude of participation in such vocational student organizations (VSOs). Furthermore, the study explained the effects, both direct and indirect, of the independent variables as implied …
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A contextual investigation into selected factors associated with student performance in Financial Accounting 1 at a South African institution
… in Financial Accounting 1 linked to other academic variables, like matric aggregate and matric Mathematics HG or SG, and to other measureable influences like home language, gender, and age? Using the ex post facto research method, all the aforementioned data was collected from the technikon …
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More than Money Matters: An Integrated Model of Graduate Student Persistence
… constituents—including senior administrators, academic deans, faculty members, students, and families. In light of an alarming statistic that approximately 50% of all graduate students fail to complete their degree, there have been few studies to examine this phenomenon and no new models to …
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Geospatial Thinking of Undergraduate Students in Public Universities in the United States
… dissertation utilized additional demographic variables, such as ethnicity and socioeconomic status, academic variables, such as academic majors and geography academic experience, and geographic locational variables, such as census divisions and urban/suburban/rural locations, to explore group …
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