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Exploring student course selection through educational data mining: community detection for student interests
Námsval nemenda felur í sér verðmætar upplýsingar fyrir háskóla, sérstaklega þá sem miða að því að gera námið sitt sveigjanlegt og vilja aðlagast hratt að breytilegum vinnumarkaði. Það hefur hinsvegar ekki verið lögð mikil áhersla á að nýta þau stafrænu gögn sem skólar safna til að skilja námsval …
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Students' Criteria for Course Selection: Towards a Metadata Standard for Distributed Higher Education
… are expected to enroll in distributed learning courses. Higher education institutions need to attract students searching the Internet for courses and need to provide students with enough information to select courses. Internet resource discovery tools are readily available, however, users have …
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A structural model of the math course selection process in the eighth grade in public schools
Although enrollment in advanced mathematics courses is a significant determinant of mathematics achievement, the majority of public school students are not enrolled in advanced mathematics courses in high school. Policy makers are interested in the dynamics of the math course selection process in …
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Online Classes and NCAA Division II Student-Athletes: A Mixed Method Study for the Creation of a Course Selection Framework
… with the purpose to advise student-athletes on course selection, including online courses, and maximize each student’s chances of achieving academic success, maintaining athletic eligibility, and graduating. The study used a convergent mixed method methodology that consisted of collecting …
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Registration and course selection processes of entering freshmen and the effects on academic success and retention at a midsize public university
… freshman orientation program and registered for courses at a midsize metropolitan 4-year public university located in the southeastern United States. This study examined three cohorts of entering freshmen as they progressed through the course-registration process of freshman orientation and then …
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Course Selection Factors Deemed Important by Dental Hygienists Prior to and After the Initiation of Mandatory Continuing Education in the Commonwealth of Virginia
… deemed important by dental hygienists in their selection of continuing education courses prior to and after the initiation of mandatory continuing education in the Commonwealth of Virginia. Under mandatory continuing education, dental hygiene educators must be able to plan continuing education …
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Effects of a Counseling Program on First-Generation High-School Student Aspirations, Self-Efficacy, Perceived Barriers, Knowledge of the College-Application Process, and Course Selection
… of the college application process, and course selection. The treatment included 12 lessons taught over a 4-week period covering important college-related topics, whereas the comparison group followed the traditional high-school curriculum.</p> <p>A sample of 88 freshmen first-generation …
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Backboards and Browsers: A Qualitative Examination of the Experiences of Division I Student-Athletes in Online Courses
… Participants had completed at least one online course while actively participating in their sport. A conceptual framework was developed to describe the experiences of student-athletes in online education from course selection through completion, describing the nature of course work, perceived …
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Impact of advanced placement student selection models on academic achievement and stakeholder perceptions of program effectiveness
… between the use of open and closed student selection systems for the enrollment of students in Advanced Placement (AP) educational services at the high school level and student academic achievement. The quantitative portion of this study examined the relationship between the use of a …
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University course registration and management system : a distributed application using Microsoft distributed component object model
A University Course Registration and Management System (UCRMS) has been designed and implemented using Microsoft Visual C++ and Microsoft (DCOM). The UCRMS is a real time, three-tier (presentation-tier, application-tier, and data-tier), distributed application capable of running on number of PCs …
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Caught up in red tape : bureaucratic hassles undermine sense of belonging in college among first generation students
… challenge -- a straightforward or confusing course selection task. A third correlation study (conducted as part of the larger field study reported in study 2), revealed that experiences of bureaucratic challenges in students' naturalistic settings predicted reduced sense of belonging …
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THE RELATIONSHIP AMONG ACADEMIC ADVISEMENT, SATISFACTION AND PRODUCTIVITY OF INTERNATIONAL DOCTORAL STUDENTS IN REHABILITATION COUNSELING EDUCATION IN THE UNITED STATES
… members, the development of research skills, and coursework - plan of study related to the expectations of the international doctoral student. The cultural background should be included as criteria in the design and development of coursework. Academic advising reflects the significance of advisor …
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Battling the Sophomore Slump: Involvement and Religious Participation
… 'prolonged indecisiveness, poor academic course selection, low levels of academic and co-curricular engagement and integration, behavioral problems, and increased time to degree completion' (Schaller, 2010). To alleviate the symptoms of these problems, sophomores can develop self-efficacy …
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Advising Students Toward Successful Opportunities in Mathematics Courses
… academically prepared to enroll in a remedial course before entering college algebra. This process is costly and time prohibitive to students; adding financial burden to the already present academic barrier that is college algebra. In order to alleviate the college algebra barrier, one public …
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The Pontem Path: A Case Study of a Catholic Bridge Program Focusing on College Readiness
… and school supports (e.g., college counseling, course selection). There has been comparatively less research focused on extracurricular programs aimed at fostering individual student traits, such as self-efficacy.</p> <p>This study focused on a college readiness program conducted at an area …
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General Education Requirements for Elementary Preservice Teachers: A Case Study
… of 1988.</p><p>Students reported selecting courses to fill the requirement more often in areas where there were few offerings available. Interest in the content was the reason most frequently given by students to account for course selection. Students recommended courses which they felt …
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The Impact Of A K-8 STEM Program On Grades And Student Choice Of STEM And Advanced Mathematics And Science Coursework In High School
… age.</p> <p>This study explored the high school course selection of students who had participated in a compulsory Kindergarten to 8<sup>th</sup> grade (K-8) STEM program, called Project Lead the Way (PLTW), while in middle school. Specifically, the study compared the number of STEM and advanced …
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A Qualitative Analysis of Brigham Young University's Golden Age Theater Production and Outreach Course
… (GAC) and Golden Age Theater Production (GATP) courses. The two courses cover much of the same academic material, but one of the differences between the two approaches to the teaching of Golden Age literature is that the GATP course incorporates a theater production and outreach component. …
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Concentrate-on-one: an alternative approach to increasing academic and social self-esteem in at-risk students in a high school
… that allowed students to focus on one academic course at a time for a nine-week period. Designed for at-risk students who need extra motivation and a small classroom situation, these courses covered one year of material in three hours per day over nine weeks. At the end of each nine-week period, …
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Mixed Methods Study of How Computer Science Students Make Elective Course Choices
Elective course selection is an important part of the undergraduate Computer Science learning experience. These courses often shape a student's future career along with teaching them new skills and forming their niche in the vast world of Computer Science. While computer science students in …
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