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Showing 1 to 19 of 19 for “"academic characteristics"”.
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Do Academic Characteristics Predict Chinese Private University Students’ Success in English Language Testing?
… environment. This study used English learners’ academic characteristics from the 2014 cohort in a private university in Shanghai, China, to explore the relationship between language learners’ academic characteristics and their learning outcomes in a national standardized English examination. Via …
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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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A Comparative Analysis of Success by Project Level Characteristics in the Upward Bound Program
… were used to analyze successful project level characteristics of the Upward Bound program. Mathematica Policy Research, Inc. provided two data files for this study: a student data file and a grantees data file. The first data file includes information from a nationally representative sample of …
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Basic skills teacher licensure test scores as college of education admission criteria
… of 372 graduates, and PPST scores and other academic characteristics of 1,062 graduates of a Nevada teacher education program were examined. Findings of this study support that PPST and ACT subtests measure similar constructs, PPST scores do not predict success in student teaching, nor do …
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Twenty-five years of Scholarship: A Sociology of The Review of Higher Education Contributors, 1977-2002
… this study was to identify selected social and academic characteristics of the primary contributors (authors, editorial board members, and editors) to The Review of Higher Education, to categorize institutional affiliations of contributors via the Carnegie Classification System and to synthesize …
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Students' progression to postgraduate studies : an exploratory study on demographic attributes among Psychology Honours students at the University of Cape Town
… institutional and socioeconomic issues, and academic performance play a role in progression to postgraduate studies. The current study aimed to explore: (a) the demographic and academic characteristics of a cohort of Psychology Honours students at the University of Cape Town; (b) whether …
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An evaluation of immersive learning at Ball State University : relations between immersive learning and self-determination factors
… A comprehensive profile of both demographic and academic characteristics of the immersive learning student was defined through this study. The relations between self-determination factors and level of immersion were investigated. No statistically significant differences in perceived levels of …
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Predictors of student outcome in a Baccalaureate nursing program
… involves the interaction of student attributes, academic, psychological, social, and environmental factors. Using the Jeffreys’s (2015) Nursing Undergraduate Retention and Success (NURS) Model, the purpose of this research was to determine the individual student profile characteristics, academic …
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Does choosing to live in a discipline-based residential college make a difference in the engagement of university freshmen?
… of housing arrangement and selected personal and academic characteristics on the engagement of full-time university freshmen. A sample of 1,119 full-time freshmen was used in the study. A 14-item Likert-type scale, the Student Academic/Social Interaction Questionnaire, was used to measure the …
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An Exploration of the Enrollment and Outcomes of the Virginia Governor's STEM Academies
… courses and a rigorous, college preparatory academic curriculum, career academies serve as a key piece of a larger strategy for developing a well- prepared STEM workforce. This study focuses on the Virginia Governor's STEM Academies, a state-wide initiative containing programs designed to …
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Work Readiness among Graduate Students
… readiness as well as influencing personal and academic characteristics. Data from 967 graduate program completers were used in the study. This data were collected from the Graduating Student Survey of a Research University (RU/VH) in the Southeastern Region of the United States. The data …
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A study of alternative education seat time waiver students in Michigan
… some students placed on seat time waivers find academic success while others do not. It compares the different academic characteristics the students self-report and identifies which of these had the greatest impact on academic success. By identifying these characteristics, students, parents, and …
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Using Academic And Demographic Characteristics to Determine Whether or Not Admitted Transfer Students Will Enroll in a Four-Year Research-Extensive University in the Southeastern Region of the United States
… determine whether or not selected demographic, academic, and institutional characteristics influence the decision of admitted transfer students to enroll in a research-extensive university in the southeastern region of the United States. The transfer student population is an untapped student …
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Saúde mental e qualidade de vida de estudantes de Odontologia
… professionals, especially in dentistry, has characteristics that impact the mental health and quality of life (QoL) of these students. This study aims to analyze the mental health and quality of life of dental students. The dissertation is composed of two articles. The first is an integrative …
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Geospatial Thinking of Undergraduate Students in Public Universities in the United States
… 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 differences in geospatial thinking. The national study …
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Career counseling for college students: the influence of a computer-assisted career decision-making program on the stability of college major selection at a Research-Extensive University
… with declared majors on selected personal and academic characteristics to determine their impact on the stability of college major/career choices. Finally, the study sought to determine if a model exists which explains a significant portion of the variance in the stability of college major from …
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Factors that influence traditional-age, high-achieving students to enroll at a research-extensive university in the Southern region of the United States
… on the influence of selected demographic and academic characteristics. Since World War II, the need for students to obtain an outstanding postsecondary education in order to compete for the best positions in today's job market has become increasingly important. Thus, the need exists for higher …
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The Impact of Academic Momentum on Postsecondary Matriculation and Degree Attainment among Early College High School Students
… lower-income students are the most likely to be academically underprepared and, therefore, less likely to enroll in college and complete a degree (Haxton et al., 2016). Recently, states have introduced a range of policies and strategies aimed at boosting college readiness by strengthening …