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Powell, Hattie Marie – ProQuest LLC, 2013
Although access to postsecondary education for ethnic minorities has increased since desegregation in 1954, the college completion rates for these groups have not, particularly for African Americans. For this reason, it is important to continue to examine strategies that contribute to increases in completion rates for African Americans. The…
Descriptors: African American Students, College Freshmen, Student Personnel Services, Comparative Analysis
What Works Clearinghouse, 2014
The 2013 study, "Daily Online Testing in Large Classes: Boosting College Performance While Reducing Achievement Gaps," examined the impact of frequent online testing and immediate feedback on the academic performance of college students. The study was conducted at the University of Texas in the fall of 2008 and 2011. Researchers found…
Descriptors: Large Group Instruction, Class Size, Student Evaluation, Computer Assisted Testing
Rohwer, Debbie – Texas Music Education Research, 2012
In order for teachers to guide students in their preparation to be music majors, it would be useful to know those musical components that best predict overall collegiate success. The purpose of this study was to measure the relationship of predictor variables (Lessons, Music History, Music Theory, and Piano) to collegiate grade point average (GPA)…
Descriptors: Undergraduate Students, Academic Achievement, Grade Point Average, Music Education
Calafiore, Pablo; Damianov, Damian S. – Journal of Economic Education, 2011
This article studies the determinants of academic achievement in online courses in economics and finance. The authors use the online tracking feature in Blackboard (Campus Edition) to retrieve the real time that each student spent in the course for the entire semester and to analyze the impact of time spent online, prior grade point average (GPA),…
Descriptors: Online Courses, Economics Education, Academic Achievement, Time on Task
Young, Robert D., Jr. – ProQuest LLC, 2013
Purpose: The purpose of this investigation was to determine the extent to which differences were present in dual credit course enrollment. Specifically examined were whether differences were present in the first semester GPA and at the end of the first two semesters for students who enrolled in dual credit courses while in high school from…
Descriptors: Dual Enrollment, Grade Point Average, Ethnicity, Gender Differences
Naik, Reetu; Zhao, Hui; Orr, Aline; Christian, Cinda – Online Submission, 2014
Student outcomes on attendance, discipline, STAAR scores, and GPA were compared between school years 2012-2013 and 2013-2014 in Afterschool Centers on Education Boys and Girls Club of Austin programs at AISD campuses.
Descriptors: After School Programs, Youth Programs, Program Effectiveness, Elementary School Students
Uribe, Patricia E.; Garcia, Marco A. – Journal of Cases in Educational Leadership, 2012
This case exemplifies the unintended divisive cause and effect dynamic that can occur as a direct result of a seemingly innocuous school board policy modification. A change in school board policy at a local school district in Laredo, Texas, was designed to facilitate the fulfillment of a foreign language requirement for high school students. A…
Descriptors: Class Rank, Grade Point Average, Boards of Education, Board of Education Policy
Hilton, John, III; Laman, Carol – Open Learning, 2012
The high cost of textbooks is of concern not only to college students but also to society as a whole. Open textbooks promise the same educational benefits as traditional textbooks; however, their efficacy remains largely untested. We report on a case study about one community college's adoption of a free online psychology textbook. During the fall…
Descriptors: Textbooks, Psychology, Community Colleges, Electronic Publishing
Strong, Robert; Irby, Travis L.; Dooley, Larry M. – Journal of Agricultural Education, 2013
Mobile technology is pervasive at institutions across the U.S. The study was framed with self-efficacy theory, self-directed learning theory, and the unified theory for acceptance and use of technology. The purpose of this study was to assess undergraduate students' behavioral intention towards mobile technology acceptance in agricultural…
Descriptors: Influences, Handheld Devices, Technology Uses in Education, Undergraduate Students
Ochoa, Manuel – ProQuest LLC, 2012
The purpose of the study was to describe and compare if self-determination factors differed in first and non-first generation college students and success levels. Additionally, comparisons of college readiness levels were measured, and finally a measure of factors that contribute to college success based in first and second semester grade point…
Descriptors: Self Determination, College Readiness, First Generation College Students, Comparative Analysis
Lanham, B. Dean; Schauer, Edward J.; Osho, G. Solomon – Journal of College Teaching & Learning, 2011
Universities have long used standardized American College Tests (ACT), Scholastic Aptitude Tests (SAT), and high school Grade Point Averages (HS GPA) for academic admission requirements. The current study of 127 minority college students in a Historically Black University in South Texas assesses an alternative measure, the Non-Cognitive…
Descriptors: Black Colleges, Admission Criteria, Grade Point Average, Aptitude Tests
Zhang, Yi; Fei, Qiang; Quddus, Munir; Davis, Carolyn – Research in Higher Education Journal, 2014
This research examines the effectiveness of early intervention on academic success for at-risk students. An intervention program is implemented in a minority serving public university by providing counseling and advising to academically at-risk students. Student performance is monitored and evaluated to explore whether early intervention impacts…
Descriptors: Early Intervention, At Risk Students, Academic Achievement, Counseling Services
Wilson, Hope E.; Siegle, Del; McCoach, D. Betsy; Little, Catherine A.; Reis, Sally M. – Gifted Child Quarterly, 2014
Academic self-concept predicts students' future goals and is affected by a student's relative success compared with his or her peer group. This exploratory study used structural equation modeling to examine the contributions of the perceived level of difficulty of the curriculum, in addition to the contributions of social comparison and…
Descriptors: Academically Gifted, Self Concept, Academic Ability, Structural Equation Models
Springer, Ken; Diffily, Deborah – Journal of Community Psychology, 2012
We explored the extent to which intensity and breadth of participation in an after-school program (ASP) predicted academic achievement, as measured by changes in grades and attendance. The sample comprised 719 2nd-grade through 8th-grade Boys and Girls Clubs of Greater Dallas members during the 2009-2010 academic year. With respect to intensity,…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Grade Point Average, Evidence, After School Programs
Cuevas, Mo; Campbell, Kendra; Lowery-Hart, Russell D.; Mallard, Jessica; Andersen, Amy – Learning Communities: Research & Practice, 2013
Can success rates in a gateway course be improved by linking it to a college success course? This article describes the results of a pilot study that linked a first-year biology course that had a high drop-out and failure rate to a college success course that included study skills. The proposal to link courses came from the work of a faculty…
Descriptors: College Faculty, Communities of Practice, College Freshmen, Biology