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Showing 1 to 20 of 47 for “"Student Attrition"”.
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Local Use of a Nationally-Developed Predictor of University Student Attrition
… examine the ability of the scales of the College Student Inventory (CSI) to predict attrition at a single institution. We also develop a locally-specific dropout proneness model with which to compare the nationally-developed model of the CSI. Attention is given to the incremental validity of both …
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A Further Exploration of College Student Attrition: The Predicative Validity of the College Adjustment Scales
… the College Adjustment Scales, predict college attrition. For Hypothesis One, 423 subjects were used to assess the predictability of the nine College Adjustment Scales. Using logistic regression, Substance Abuse problems was the only scale found to significantly predict attrition, p <.033. …
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A Meta-Analytic Investigation of the Effect of Freshman Seminars on Student Attrition at Four Year Colleges and Universities
Tinto (1975) theorized that for a student to complete his/her education, he/she must integrate socially as well as academically at the institution. Freshman seminars are designed to ease students into college life and provide them with skills to cope socially and academically, thereby paving the …
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Logging off: attrition in online community college courses
… of this study was to investigate factors for student attrition from online community college courses. The demand for online and distance education opportunities is growing on a national level. The increase in online courses is a direct result of the type of individuals who select to learn …
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Analysis of University Personnel's Perception of Institutional Factors Impacting Student Persistence/Retention
… efforts are most directly impacting student attrition. This study identified important institutional factors impacting student attrition/retention using university personnel. It also measured personnel perception of how satisfactorily addressed were institutional factors impacting …
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Becoming a successful student in pre-registration nurse education: A qualitative multiple case study
Student success in pre-registration nurse education is becoming increasingly important in order to reduce student attrition and meet workforce needs in the United Kingdom (UK). Extensive quantitative research exists on student attrition and the predictive power of factors such as entry …
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Examining Predictors of Professional Master Degree Completion at a Highly Diverse Research Institution
Background: Master’s seeking students comprise over 81% of the graduate degrees awarded in the United States, but limited research focuses on master programs; most research has instead focused on baccalaureate or doctoral degree completion. Consequently, there are major gaps in knowledge about the …
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Logistics regression to determine the influence of Bean and Metzner's persistence factors as defined by the Community College Survey of Student Engagement (CCSSE) on nontraditional students
… by items on the Community College Survey of Student Engagement (CCSSE), to determine the impact on nontraditional student persistence. This quantitative study measured nontraditional student persistence at a community college in the Midwest using archival data. Independent variables included …
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Examining the effect of emergency assistance programs on student retention in rural community colleges
… institutions that are designed to meet students' educational and career goals in an affordable and accessible manner. While community colleges have expanded access to higher education opportunities, serving more than 5.1 million students in 2019, the number of students who complete their …
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The transfer veteran student experience: Exploring college choice, transition, and collegiate experiences of veterans
… we still know very little about the student veteran, aside from the recent literature that has largely focused on combat veterans and the issues they face relative to their transition from the military to college. This qualitative collective case study takes a different approach as it …
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Emotional Intelligence and Its Relationship to Academic Success and Leadership
… longitudinally assess the relationship between students' academic progress and social activity with scores on the EQ-i. Due to student attrition over the 4 year time period, analysis was conducted on the full sample as well as two subsamples of those who stayed and those who left the university. …
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Students' academic expectations and experiences during the first year of their undergraduate nursing programme
The thesis examines why first year nursing students leave their programme of studyand the factors that influence whether they stay or leave. A descriptive, exploratorystudy design was undertaken using two survey instruments, the College StudentsExpectations Questionnaire and the College Student …
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Evaluating Active Interventions to Reduce Student Procrastination
… projects are viewed as primary causes of student attrition. The most effective techniques known to reduce procrastination are resource-intensive and do not scale well to large classrooms. In this thesis, we examine three course interventions designed to both reduce procrastination and be …
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The Doctoral Journey: A Case Study of One Student's Experience
… gain an in-depth understanding of one doctoral student's experience in working toward a Doctor of Philosophy (Ph. D.) with emphasis on the process rather than results. The study grew out of the experience of one doctoral student who was unable to complete a quantitative study on two occasions …
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Retention and Attrition in Higher Education: Demographic Characteristics and theRole of the Secondary School
The withdrawal rate in higher education, student attrition, is an increasing area of concern and challenge for institutions at the collegiate level. There are more students who leave before their degree is finished than those who stay. Research highlights multiple factors that lead to attrition and …
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The Effects of Problem-Based Learning on Mathematics Achievement of Elementary Students Across Time
… instruction on the mathematics achievement of students who demonstrated higher ability in the subject area than their comparable peers. Subjects included 65 students from six south-central Kentucky elementary schools who participated in Project Gifted Education in Math and Science (Project …
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The relationship between transformational leadership, trust and peer mentoring: An exploratory study of the Peer Mentoring Programme at the University of the Western Cape.
… there is a concern about the retention rates of students. Academic leaders have identified unclear educational goals, dissatisfaction with academic programmes, and unclear career objectives as reasons for student attrition. Therefore, skills training and development programmes became the priority …
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Students academic expectations and experience during the first year of their undergraduate nursing programme
The thesis examines why first year nursing students leave their programme of study and the factors that influence whether they stay or leave. A descriptive, exploratory study design was undertaken using two survey instruments, the College Students Expectations Questionnaire and the College Student …
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Learning the language of academic engineering: Sociocognitive writing in graduate students
… and disciplinary discourse. Further, graduate student attrition averages 57% across all disciplines, with some studies classifying up to 50% of these students as “ABD” (All But Dissertation.) In engineering disciplines specifically, graduate attrition rates across the U.S. average 36% (both …
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