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Showing 1 to 20 of 49 for “"Freshman Year"”.
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The impact of a study skills curriculum on freshman year persistence: A path analytic model.
The impact of a study skills curriculum on freshman year persistence: A path analytic model.
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An investigation of the influences of college students' goals on quality of effort and growth during the freshman year
… factors and quality of effort on two freshman-year developmental outcomes. Literature on college effects indicates the importance of student characteristics in determining college outcomes, but does not provide evidence concerning the influences that students' nonacademic goals have on …
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The lived experiences of first-generation African American males during their freshman year at a rural, middle Atlantic predominately White institution
… deal of scholarly research over the past 50 years concerning the disparities in education for minority populations. Research relating to African American males specifically has increased over the past decade, highlighting the disparities and plight of Black males in kindergarten through …
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The Relationship Between the National Survey of Student Engagement Scores and Persistence Data from the Freshman Year to the Sophomore Year among Georgia Southern University Students
… (independent variables) and whether first year undergraduate students persisted (re-enrolled) to their second year (dependent variable). Specifically, NSSE data from the fall of 2004 to fall of 2005 and from fall of 2007 to fall of 2008 (freshman to sophomore year) were analyzed. Additional …
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Student Outcomes and the Implementation of a Ninth Grade Academy in a Western North Carolina High School.
… of a 9<sup>th</sup> grade academy during their freshman year with outcomes of students who were not part of a 9<sup>th</sup> grade academy during their freshman year. Student outcomes are defined for this study to include attendance, promotion rate to 10<sup>th</sup> grade on time, in-school …
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Factors Predicting Academic Success for Impoverished Urban High School Freshmen.
… closely related to academic success during the freshman year for low socioeconomic students in one urban high school. This was an ex post facto study conducted in one urban high school in East Tennessee. The subjects were students enrolled in the 9<sup>th</sup> grade during the 2005-2006 and …
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Relationship Of Self-Efficacy In Community College Students From Critical Need Areas With First Semester Academic Achievement
… existed between the self-efficacy levels of freshman year community college students from critical need areas and their first semester academic achievement during their freshman year. Additionally, this research determined the strength of the relationship between self-efficacy levels and …
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Freshmen Retention at Two Seventh-day Adventist Higher Education Institutions
… at the beginning and near the end of the school year. Students who withdrew during or after their freshmen year were identified. Data collected were analyzed using several criterion variables, including retention status, time of withdrawal, gender, and school attended. The applicability of …
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Addressing Student School Refusal Through Effective School, Family And Community-Based Interventions
… were absent 10% or more during their freshman year; c) participants were struggling or failing courses during their freshman year; and e) participants, once selected for the resiliency intervention program, agreed to participate. Two instrument tools were utilized to gain qualitative …
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Prediction of First Year Mathematic Grades at Central Washington College of Education with the ACE Psychological Examination
… the relationship between the ACE and the first year mathematics grades at Central Washington college of Education; and (3) to present information on the relationship between grades in the different mathematics classes taught primarily during the freshman year at CWCE.
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College Freshman Decisions Concerning a Teaching Career as Influenced by In-School Experience in Public Schools of Ellensburg, Washington
… the influence of in-school experience during the freshman year upon decisions for or against a career in teaching; (2) ascertain the over-all effectiveness and efficiency of the design of the in-school experience as outlined in the Pre-Professional Preparation Program at Central Washington State …
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Student success in higher education : an analysis of the effects of support and community.
… perceived support from all sources and that freshman year acclimation increases student success during the junior and senior year of college.
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An exploration of the American College golf system: a developmental pathway for international student-athletes
… that had completed at least their first year (freshman year) while on a golf scholarship. Additionally, each participant was attending (or had attended) a different institution from across the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) Division 1 and 2 level and also the National …
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An Examination of the Effectiveness of the 30/30 Program on High School Students' Academic Performance, Attendance, Behavior and On-Time Graduation
In recent years, many at-risk high school students are showing minimal academic achievement. At-risk students in the United States have been described as a population that needs proper guidance and attention (Ladson-Billings, 2006). The purpose of this mixed methods study was to assess the …
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What Good is Engagement? Predicting Academic Performance and College Satisfaction from Personality, Social Support, and Student Engagement
… University tested during their first semester of freshman year and later as sophomores or juniors. Hierarchical regression analysis reveals that, after controlling for SAT scores, freshman levels of conscientiousness and upperclass Academic Engagement predict higher GPA. Freshman levels of life …
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Perception of the Impact of Freshmen Academic Involvement Activities, and Use of Academic Support Services on Academic Performance - (A Case Study of Virginia Tech Second Year Engineering Students): Implications for Counseling
… activities and support services that second-year-engineering students perceived as having impacted their freshman year academic performance. Guided by Astin's (1984) student involvement theory, this investigation involved a total of 34 participants, and was conducted at a large land-grant …
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Identifying at-risk students and providing them with leadership opportunities to create a bullying prevention program
… issues and bullying type activity during their freshman year. The program provided these students with the opportunity to be leaders within their school community and in our sending districts. In doing so, the students' discipline records decreased by 10% compared to the previous school year.</p>
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Contributing Factors to the Attrition of Honors Eligible University Students: A Qualitative Research Study
… others were important influences on decisions. Freshman year adjustment issues and environmental issues contributed to attrition. Faculty were an institutional strength.</p>
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Prediction of freshmen withdrawing from an emerging state university
… The study utilized 334 members of the freshman class at the state university. Study participants received no special programming or treatment prior to completion of the questionnaire. The subjects were required to complete Alexander Astin's Prediction Scale. Measures taken were: …
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