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Williford, A. Michael; Wadley, Joni Y. – Association for Institutional Research (NJ1), 2008
This study reports how an institutional research office at a large public research university has taken the lead to call attention to retention problems, describe attrition/retention predictors, and influence policy. Building on existing retention theories and previous institutional research studies, the institutional research office began…
Descriptors: School Holding Power, Student Attrition, College Freshmen, Research Universities
Knight, William E.; Hakel, Milton D.; Gromko, Mark – Association for Institutional Research (NJ1), 2008
Electronic portfolios (eportfolios) represent an assessment measure with strong potential to provide feedback about student performance to improve curricula and pedagogy, to determine individual students' mastery of learning and support feedback for improvement, and to actively involve students in the assessment process. This study examined the…
Descriptors: Feedback (Response), Portfolios (Background Materials), Institutional Research, Academic Achievement