This study compares the impact of timing of registration on the student learning outcomes of students taking courses at three rural community colleges in the southeastern U.S. during the school years 2001-2003. Findings from this study indicate that early registration has a positive influence on students' grades and course completion rates. Also…

The Ruffalo Noel Levitz (RNL) Satisfaction-Priorities Surveys are the national standard for benchmarking student satisfaction in higher education. Since 1994, more than 2,900 colleges and universities have used the surveys to evaluate students' concerns that influence student success, college completion, student recruitment, strategic planning,…

A study by Kenney, Kenney, and Dumont (2005) identified a supportive learning environment as one of the five indicators for collegiate student engagement, a concept that extends beyond the classroom to permeate the entire educational environment. A student's level of engagement can be impacted as early as orientation and registration, when he is…

For more than two decades, the national standard for benchmarking student satisfaction in higher education has been the Ruffalo Noel Levitz Satisfaction-Priorities Surveys. Since their beginning in 1994, these benchmark surveys have been used by more than 2,900 U.S. colleges and universities to evaluate students' concerns that correspond with…

Every instructional process involves a strategic assessment system for a complete teaching-learning circle. Assessment system which is seriously challenged calls for a change in the approach. The National Open University of Nigeria (NOUN) assessment system at present is challenged. The large number of students and numerous courses offered by NOUN…

Objective: To assess the outcome of late registration for college classes and early class withdrawal. Method: Computerized 2007-9 school record data on 7,200 college students were analyzed to evaluate the effect of late class registration on the class grade--relative to the average class grade--and on class withdrawal. Assessed by multiple…

This study investigated whether students who register for classes earlier perform better. Student registration date and time was recorded for five undergraduate psychology classes from the beginning of pre-registration through the last day to add a course--88 data collection points. The major dependent variable was students' course performance.…

Examines college students' choices of elective courses. Computes relative contributions to student satisfaction of six course and instructor attributes. Results suggest that choice is largely a function of perceived interest in course topic, applicability of course material to future career opportunities, and time of day course is offered.…

This "Briefing" presents information about the initial tertiary education experiences, such as satisfaction with aspects of student life and changes to initial enrolments, of two groups of young people, based on two recent Longitudinal Surveys of Australian Youth (LSAY) research reports. One study focused on the first year experiences of…

A marketing concept was applied to college registration procedures in an experiment, focusing on degree of "escalation" of effort of students who had failed twice to register in desired courses, type of registration used (formal or informal) on each of three tries, and student characteristics (time until graduation, major, gender). (MSE)

A survey of 816 continuing education registrants indicated that the school could switch from a print to website course calendar without affecting registration, provided a print calendar option was retained. The school should also work to motivate more people to register online. (SK)

In an attempt to increase student retention, phone calls were made by a university to non-returning sophomores and students who had applied for readmission after a hiatus. The purpose was to facilitate students' registration for classes, and thus, their return to campus. The strategy proved effective as a retention device and provided useful…

In an effort to understand the reasons why particular Cuesta College (CA) students fail to avail themselves of the opportunity to register via the Internet (WEBReg), a brief survey was mailed to the population of students who were eligible to, but did not, use WEBReg. Specifically, a survey was sent to any continuing students who had no record of…

Almost half of the people ordering Fernuniversitat enrollment forms for the 1979 academic year did not enroll. A questionnaire study of this group's reasons for not enrolling was conducted. Thirty-five percent of the representative sample responded. The most frequent reasons for not enrolling are reported, followed by the percent of respondents…

This study investigated how social factors affect college students' use of the online registration service that was recently offered in a private university in northern California. During the first year, about 37% of the students who preregistered their courses used the service. The results for the 951 students who registered online indicate that…