ERIC Number: ED626077
Record Type: Non-Journal
Publication Date: 2020
Pages: 11
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Hispanic Serving Institution: Gender, Major, and Technology Influences on Academic Success
Escaname, Rogelio; Flores, Luis; Flores, Sylvia; Fuentes, Jorge; Martinez, Alan Herrera; Garcia, Iraselia; Mora, Vanessa
International Society for Technology, Education, and Science, Paper presented at the International Conference on Social and Education Sciences (IConSES) (Chicago, IL, Oct 15-18, 2020)
The following research will assist in better understanding if gender, major, and technology use influences success rates among the Latino-ethnic undergraduate students in a Hispanic Serving Institution. The site chosen to be studied was located in a southern region of Texas and in a highly impoverished area. A previously administered instrument was administered after permission to use the instrument was sought out and granted. The Kolmogorov-Smirnov test was utilized due to its assumption requirements. A convenient sample was created. Findings indicate more females, criminal justice majors, who used technology at higher rates, had higher grade point averages. PSPP posed a limitation and future researchers should seek out mixed methods to better understand the variables that influence success rates among Latino-ethnic students in college. Specifically, how technology assists with success rates, how gender influences success rates, and how and why criminal justice majors have higher success rates in higher education institutions. [For the complete volume, "Proceedings of International Conference on Social and Education Sciences (IConSES) (Chicago, Illinois, October 15-18, 2020). Volume 1," see ED626033.]
Descriptors: Hispanic American Students, College Students, Colleges, Undergraduate Students, Sex, Majors (Students), Computer Use, Academic Achievement, Females, Criminals, Justice, Criminal Law, Law Enforcement, College Programs, Grade Point Average
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Education Level: Higher Education; Postsecondary Education
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Language: English
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Identifiers - Location: Texas
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