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First-Year Seminar Course and Academic Performance: An Examination of Differences by Student Characteristics
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Angrove, Kay E. – ProQuest LLC, 2017
Purpose: The purpose of this study was to investigate the extent to which the relationship between (a) student demographic variables (i.e., ethnicity, gender, first generation status, low income), college admission variables (i.e., admission status, SAT/ACT scores, remediation requirements), and (b) GPA and retention was influenced by first-year…
Descriptors: Student Characteristics, Racial Differences, Ethnicity, First Generation College Students
Exploring the Underpinnings That Attribute to Low Performance on Standardized Tests by First Year University Freshmen at a Historically Black College and University
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Jeffery Joseph Darby Jr. – ProQuest LLC, 2013
The primary purpose of this study was to examine and determine what factors contribute to the prevention of first semester freshmen students not succeeding on high stakes tests based on their opinions, and what variables are important to their performance at the university. The Personal Educational Academic Survey (PEAS), a 65 item Likert-type…
Descriptors: College Freshmen, First Year Seminars, High Stakes Tests, Academic Achievement
Predictors of Student Degree Attainment at a Four-Year, Mid-Sized, Public University in the Great Plains
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Owen, Jody – ProQuest LLC, 2012
College student degree attainment has been identified as a national issue, and recently has become a topic of emphasis for institutions of higher education. In the past, research has focused on retaining students from year one in college to year two. With the demand for baccalaureate-prepared graduates increasing and the charge to compete in a…
Descriptors: Higher Education, Prediction, Predictor Variables, Educational Attainment