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Leary, Miriam; DiDio, Lindsay; Bonner, Daniel; Bryner, Randy; Leary, Brian K. – Advances in Physiology Education, 2023
To retain students on academic probation, physiology and physiology-related programs may offer a variety of academic support initiatives. This pilot research study examined the feasibility and perceptions of implementing a success coach-led physical activity (PA) program for freshmen on academic probation in a physiology-related program. Freshman…
Descriptors: Physiology, Majors (Students), Health, Physical Fitness
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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
Temitope F. Adeoye – ProQuest LLC, 2022
Situated Expectancy-Value Theory (SEVT) calls for motivation researchers to treat learning and motivation as inseparable from context. Previous research has examined students' expectancies and values in specific disciplines, showing dynamic changes over time. Limited research has examined students' processes of change, considered the influence of…
Descriptors: Undergraduate Students, Race, Sex, Student Motivation
Canaan, Serena; Fischer, Stefanie; Mouganie, Pierre; Schnorr, Geoffrey C. – W. E. Upjohn Institute for Employment Research, 2022
To boost college graduation rates, policymakers often advocate for academic supports such as coaching or mentoring. Proactive and intensive coaching interventions are effective, but are costly and difficult to scale. We evaluate a relatively lower-cost group coaching program targeted at first-year college students placed on academic probation.…
Descriptors: Coaching (Performance), College Freshmen, Academic Probation, Grade Point Average
Miller, Nathan; Greer, Katherine; Cozier, Lindsey; Whitener, Stephanie; Patton, Jerry; Koffarnus, Julie – NACADA Journal, 2019
Online courses are increasingly popular with students, and postsecondary institutions are increasing the availability of online courses and degrees. Continued improvements in the academic experience, including academic advising, for students attending online degree programs will be expected as more students take these courses. This article…
Descriptors: Academic Advising, Online Courses, Academic Probation, College Students
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González Canché, Manuel S. – Educational Policy, 2023
Becoming HOPEless in the 2-year sector addresses the question: "what happens when a state-wide policy removes merit-based financial aid from low-income students making satisfactory academic progress?" To assess the magnitude of this HOPEless effect, we compared credits attempted, attained, and persistence and graduation indicators of…
Descriptors: Two Year Colleges, Two Year College Students, Low Income Students, State Policy
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White, John Wesley; Pascale, Amanda; Aragon, Steven – College Student Affairs Journal, 2020
Preventing attrition for racially minoritized, first-generation, and low SES postsecondary students continues to be a challenge despite significant efforts of educational researchers, college administrators, and high school teachers and counselors. Cultural capital (skills necessary to successfully navigate an environment) may help to explain and…
Descriptors: Minority Group Students, First Generation College Students, Low Income Students, Cultural Capital
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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
Sims, Ahmad – ProQuest LLC, 2019
While a percentage of first-generation, low-income, minority, and academically underprepared students are committed to earning a degree, challenges such as the lack of academic and social integration, little to no social capital, and low self-efficacy have a negatively impact on retention and persistence. The students attended a Mid-Eastern…
Descriptors: Black Colleges, Academic Advising, Academic Probation, College Students
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Hamman, Karen J. – Journal of College Student Retention: Research, Theory & Practice, 2018
Institutions of higher education invest a lot of resources into supporting and retaining students, and most colleges and universities offer systems of support for students who struggle academically in the form of support programs for students on academic probation. This study aimed to determine the demographic factors that potentially contribute…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Academic Probation, College Freshmen, Grade Point Average
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León, Molly Burke; Guest-Scott, Anthony; Koke, Andrew; Fiorini, Stefano; Rangazas, Alexander – Journal of the Scholarship of Teaching and Learning, 2019
This study assessed the impact of a course required of students placed on Academic Probation at a 4-year university. We focused our analysis on the 4,673 students who took the course as part of the 2008-2012 Fall cohorts, examining in detail the demographic composition of students taking the course as well as the timing of when the course was…
Descriptors: Required Courses, Academic Probation, Student Motivation, Program Effectiveness
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Lombardi, Allison; Rifenbark, Graham G.; Monahan, Jessica; Tarconish, Emily; Rhoads, Christopher – Journal of Postsecondary Education and Disability, 2020
While peer mentor programs for students with disabilities in higher education are increasing in prevalence, the research examining the effectiveness of these programs remains limited. In this study, the effect of one college peer mentoring program on academic performance at a small, private four-year university was examined. The sample was drawn…
Descriptors: Peer Teaching, Mentors, Students with Disabilities, College Students
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Gilstrap, Donald L. – Journal of Experimental Education, 2020
This article presents research on persistence among at-risk students using network analysis following multiple linear regression (MLR). Data on a population of enrolled undergraduate students at an urban-serving university over several years (P = 35,239) is tested using multiple linear regression. Variables interacting at different dimensions of…
Descriptors: At Risk Students, Academic Persistence, Enrollment Management, Undergraduate Students
Ruffalo Noel Levitz, 2017
This report provides benchmarks of key indicators of undergraduate student retention, based on an electronic poll of college and university officials in January and February of 2017. This report includes: (1) term-to-term persistence benchmarks for first-year, second-year, and transfer students; (2) progression benchmarks (indicators of successful…
Descriptors: Undergraduate Students, Benchmarking, Educational Indicators, School Holding Power
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Maharaj, Chris; Sirjoosingh, Vashish; Ali, Aadil; Primus, Simone J.; Arjoon, Surendra – Journal of College Student Retention: Research, Theory & Practice, 2021
This study concerns students in an internationally accredited undergraduate mechanical engineering program who due to consistent poor grades are academically dismissed and, by existing policy, required to take a 1-year leave of absence. The purpose was to determine whether the policy could be improved to offer more proactive solutions to address…
Descriptors: Academic Failure, Engineering Education, Grade Point Average, Academic Probation
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