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Dill, Anna L.; Justice, Cheryl A.; Minchew, Sue S.; Moran, Laura M.; Wang, Chih-hsuan; Weed, Candace B. – Journal of College Reading and Learning, 2014
The Learning Center (TLC) at Mississippi State University (MSU) is an academic support unit designed to help students improve their academic performance. One of the programs offered by TLC is the Learning Skills Support Program (LSSP), which is designed for academically suspended students. The Center has traditionally used the Learning and Study…
Descriptors: Learning Strategies, Measures (Individuals), Study Habits, Academic Achievement
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Chi, Olivia L.; Dow, Aaron W. – Society for Research on Educational Effectiveness, 2014
This study focuses on how matching, a method of preprocessing data prior to estimation and analysis, can be used to reduce imbalance between treatment and control group in regression discontinuity design. To examine the effects of academic probation on student outcomes, researchers replicate and expand upon research conducted by Lindo, Sanders,…
Descriptors: Regression (Statistics), Quasiexperimental Design, Nonparametric Statistics, Academic Probation
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Sperry, Rita A. – Learning Communities: Research & Practice, 2015
The study used pre-college variables in the prediction of retention and probation status of first-year students in learning communities at a regional public university in South Texas. The correlational study employed multivariate analyses on data collected from the campus registrar about three consecutive cohorts (N = 4,215) of first-year…
Descriptors: Predictor Variables, College Freshmen, Communities of Practice, Academic Achievement
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Arcand, Isabelle; LeBlanc, Raymond N. – Alberta Journal of Educational Research, 2012
This in-depth, qualitative study explored the experience of academic probation. It recounts the story of Mark, an undergraduate student on academic probation who participated in an academic support program to attain good academic standing. His story is contrasted to the current literature on academic probation and is considered in light of Dewey's…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Academic Probation, Academic Support Services, Undergraduate Students
Noel-Levitz, Inc., 2013
This biennial report from Noel-Levitz assists colleges and universities with raising the bar on student retention and degree completion subgoals by benchmarking key predictive indicators such as term-to-term persistence and the ratio of credit hours completed vs. credit hours attempted. The report is based on a Web-based poll of campus officials…
Descriptors: Benchmarking, Undergraduate Students, Trend Analysis, Enrollment Management
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Sá, M. V.; de Almeida, M. J. B. M. – Teachers and Teaching: Theory and Practice, 2016
Despite the Bologna agreement implementation in 2008, teachers' education in Portugal has not changed significantly from earlier practice. The major modification in the requirements of master's level teacher education programmes was the introduction of a strong component of educational research in a master's degree; this is designed to replace an…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Beginning Teachers, Science Teachers, Physics
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Mellor, David T.; Brooks, Wesley R.; Gray, Steven A.; Jordan, Rebecca C. – Journal of College Student Retention: Research, Theory & Practice, 2015
Student attrition from colleges in the United States is a widespread phenomenon, posing real stresses to students, their families, and to universities. We examined the causes of poor academic performance in students' first semester through interviews and questionnaires and administered a small intervention course to freshmen on academic probation…
Descriptors: Transitional Programs, College Readiness, Intervention, Program Effectiveness
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Renzulli, Sara J. – NACADA Journal, 2015
One half of all students who begin college fail to complete their degrees, resulting in wasted talents, time, and resources. Through use of mixed methods, but primarily qualitative, comparative case studies, this research reveals ways a 3-week course in study strategies improved the performance of students placed on academic probation. The…
Descriptors: Academic Probation, Learning Strategies, Academic Achievement, Student Improvement
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Hyers, Lauri L.; Syphan, Janet; Cochran, Kelly; Brown, Timothy – Journal of Faculty Development, 2012
This study explores the interpersonal faculty development interactions of university faculty as a function of their demographic representation (with regard to gender and ethnicity) in their home departments. For one academic semester, a small sample of 30 tenure-track junior faculty participated in a weekly diary checklist study in which they…
Descriptors: Professional Development, Higher Education, Mentors, Academic Probation
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Hanger, Maria Andujo; Goldenson, Julie; Weinberg, Marsha; Schmitz-Sciborski, Amy; Monzon, Reynaldo – Journal of College Student Retention: Research, Theory & Practice, 2012
This study provides results regarding the effectiveness of the Bounce Back Retention Program (BBRP), a semester-long voluntary course for students on academic probation (AP). This is the first phase of a longitudinal study of spring 2007 freshmen at San Diego State University (SDSU). Results were analyzed for three samples: 1) "AP…
Descriptors: College Freshmen, Academic Probation, School Holding Power, Program Effectiveness
Reynolds, Jamie L. – ProQuest LLC, 2013
Limited qualitative research has been conducted on academically reinstated students. The purpose of this naturalistic case study was to identify factors influencing the decision to apply for reinstatement and to examine how participation in an academic intervention program assisted academically reinstated students to succeed. Six reinstated…
Descriptors: Case Studies, Reentry Students, Student Experience, Intervention
Trower, Cathy A. – Trusteeship, 2012
Consequential governance requires critical thinking on big issues that affect the institution's success over the long term. A major issue in the academy is tenure--guaranteeing faculty members lifelong employment and academic freedom--bestowed after a probationary period of several years during which the faculty member is responsible for proving…
Descriptors: Academic Probation, Academic Freedom, Tenure, College Faculty
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McGrath, Shelley M.; Burd, Gail D. – NACADA Journal, 2012
Administrators at a large, public university launched a mandatory success course for freshmen placed on academic probation at the end of their first semester. We compared the rates of course participant and nonparticipant return to good academic standing; persistence to the 2nd, 3rd, and 4th years; and graduation (within 4 to 5 years). The…
Descriptors: College Freshmen, Academic Probation, Academic Achievement, Academic Persistence
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Demetriou, Cynthia – NACADA Journal, 2011
Academic advisors need to be knowledgeable of the ways students learn. To aid advisors in their exploration of learning theories, I provide an overview of the attribution theory of learning, including recent applications of the theory to research in college student learning. An understanding of this theory may help advisors understand student…
Descriptors: Learning Theories, Attribution Theory, Academic Probation, Academic Advising
Moore, Leya – ProQuest LLC, 2013
Background: There is increased need for a college educated workforce that is prepared to enter high-demand, technical fields (e.g., science, technology, engineering, math, medicine). Universities continue to be held accountable for improving student retention and degree completion. This study sought to understand the cognitive and noncognitive…
Descriptors: Academic Probation, Academic Persistence, Wellness, Undergraduate Students
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