NotesFAQContact Us
Collection
Advanced
Search Tips
Showing all 4 results Save | Export
Peer reviewed Peer reviewed
Direct linkDirect link
Wheatley, Kathryn – AERA Online Paper Repository, 2017
Transfer students often come from lower-income backgrounds, fail engage post-transfer, and graduate at lower rates than their native peers. Engagement is recognized as a factor connected to college student success. This study examines a business college cohort to determine the connections between pre-transfer student and school characteristics,…
Descriptors: College Transfer Students, Undergraduate Students, Low Income Students, Student Participation
Cigarroa, Francisco G. – Educational Testing Service, 2013
In the 2013 Tomás Rivera lecture, Francisco Cigarroa, chancellor of the University of Texas system, discusses how a major shift in the demographics of the United States is having a profound effect on K-12 and higher education.
Descriptors: Population Trends, Elementary Secondary Education, Higher Education, Enrollment Trends
Jones, Lakia; Kadhi, Tau – Online Submission, 2009
The purpose of this study was to investigate the relationship between the Texas Higher Education Assessment (THEA) scores and the Graduation rate of college students attending a Historically Black College or University (HBCU). Using a Regressional analysis that tested the predictability of the Reading, Writing, and Mathematics scores on the THEA…
Descriptors: Higher Education, Scores, Predictor Variables, Graduation Rate
Simpson, Nicole; Kadhi, Tau – Online Submission, 2009
The purpose of this study is to investigate: What is the relationship between the reading scores of the Texas Higher Education Assessment (THEA) and the Graduation rates of students at a Historically Black College or University (HBCU)? A Correlational analysis was done using the classification of students, earned credit hours, and THEA scores.…
Descriptors: Higher Education, Reading Achievement, Scores, Relationship