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The Factors that Affect Retention Rates of African-American Students Pursuing STEM Degrees from Historically Black Colleges and Universities
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Wilford Claville III – ProQuest LLC, 2022
The research entitled, "The Factors That Affect Retention Rates of African-American Students Pursuing Stem Degrees from Historically Black Colleges and Universities" is a quantitative study that analyzes academic factors, specifically in the first year of college, and their impact on the retention of African-American Science, Technology,…
Descriptors: African American Students, Black Colleges, STEM Education, Academic Persistence
The Predictable Relationship between Cognitive and Non-Cognitive Factors on the Academic Achievement of Freshmen College Students
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Jamie J. White – ProQuest LLC, 2020
The purpose of this study was to examine the predictability of selected cognitive and non-cognitive factors on the academic achievement of first-year college students. Data were collected from over 150 freshman students enrolled at a Historically Black College and University located in the southern region of the United States. Data were examined…
Descriptors: College Freshmen, Black Colleges, Predictor Variables, Grade Point Average
Trends from the Merit-Based Portion of the Tennessee Education Lottery Scholarship for Historically Black Colleges and Universities, Religiously Focused Institutions
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Allison, Aaron A.; Colson, Tori L. – eJEP: eJournal of Education Policy, 2017
This study examined the trends in enrollment numbers and academic quality of first-year Tennessee students on the merit-based portion of the Tennessee Education Lottery Scholarship (TELS) upon HBCU's and religiously focused institutions in Tennessee from 2005-2014. The researchers hypothesized that the merit-based portion of the TELS was a…
Descriptors: Selective Admission, Competitive Selection, Admission (School), Black Colleges
The Predictability of Cognitive and Non-Cognitive Factors on the Retention Rate among Freshmen College Students
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Williams, Raunda; Smiley, Ellen; Davis, Ronnie; Lamb, Teryana – Journal of Negro Education, 2018
The purpose of this study was to examine the predictability of selected cognitive and non-cognitive factors on retention. Data was collected from 822 first-time-freshmen college students at a four-year institution of higher learning. The material was analyzed using specific predictors of Fall 2012 to Spring 2013 retention. These cognitive and…
Descriptors: Predictor Variables, School Holding Power, College Freshmen, Student College Relationship
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
Motivational and Judgment Predictors of African American Academic Achievement at PWIs and HBCUs
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Reeder, Matthew C.; Schmitt, Neal – Journal of College Student Development, 2013
In this study we investigated whether African American students at historically Black colleges and universities (HBCUs) differ from African American students at predominantly White institutions (PWIs) in academic motivation and judgment, and whether type of academic institution (HBCU, PWI) moderates relationships between these differences and…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Motivation, African American Students, Black Colleges
Overcoming the Odds: The Association between Location, Preparation, and Financial Obligation on Graduation Rates of African American College Students
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Rush-Shumpert, Paula J. – ProQuest LLC, 2013
The purpose of this study was to understand why graduation rates of African American male students from four-year historically Black colleges and universities (HBCUs) within a six-year period were not on par with those of other races and ethnicities and, in particular, whether the reasons African American male students drop out rather than persist…
Descriptors: Correlation, Higher Education, African American Students, College Students