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Lee, Jieun; Blankenship, Benjamin B. – Journal of College Student Retention: Research, Theory & Practice, 2021
This study investigated at-risk freshmen's "future-oriented motivation" (motivation for developing and pursuing academic future goals) and "future-oriented self-regulated learning" (commitment to utilizing self-regulatory strategies to achieve those goals) using the Persistent Academic Possible Selves Scale (PAPSS). Study goals…
Descriptors: Academic Probation, Academic Achievement, Low Achievement, Grade Point Average
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Bowman, Nicholas A.; Jang, Nayoung; Kivlighan, D. Martin; Schneider, Nancy; Ye, Xiaomeng – Research in Higher Education, 2020
Many degree-seeking college students struggle academically and ultimately never graduate. Academic challenges and persistence within the major are especially salient issues for students who major in science, technology, engineering, and mathematics. Academic probation serves as a means for informing students that they are at risk of dismissal, and…
Descriptors: Goal Orientation, Engineering Education, Academic Achievement, At Risk Students
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Hensley, Lauren C.; Wolters, Christopher A.; Won, Sungjun; Brady, Anna C. – Journal of College Reading and Learning, 2018
Effective time management often undergirds students' success in college, and many postsecondary learning centers offer services to help students assess and improve this aspect of their learning skills. In the context of a college success course, we gathered insights from assignments to consider various facets of students' time-related behaviors…
Descriptors: Time Management, Academic Achievement, Academic Probation, Assignments
Noel-Levitz, Inc, 2011
To assist campuses with accurately forecasting student retention, and to help with increasing it, this report identifies early indicators of students' progress toward completing a degree and establishes benchmarks that campuses can use to evaluate their performance. The report is based on a Web-based survey of college and university officials in…
Descriptors: School Holding Power, Undergraduate Students, College Freshmen, Private Colleges
Hseih, Peggy; Sullivan, Jeremy R.; Guerra, Norma S. – Journal of Advanced Academics, 2007
Given that student retention is now one of the leading challenges faced by colleges and universities, research seeking to understand students' reasons for attrition is of critical importance. Two factors influence students' underachievement and subsequent dropping-out of college: self-efficacy and goal orientation. Self-efficacy refers to peoples'…
Descriptors: School Holding Power, Guidance, College Students, Self Efficacy
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Kamphoff, Cindra S.; Hutson, Bryant L.; Amundsen, Scott A.; Atwood, Julie A. – Journal of College Student Retention: Research, Theory & Practice, 2007
This article outlines a motivational/empowerment model for students on academic probation implemented at The University of North Carolina Greensboro (UNCG). The model draws from several theoretical orientations, and includes individual and group interaction as well as discussion in four key topic areas: personal responsibility, positive…
Descriptors: Academic Probation, Student Motivation, Student Empowerment, Models