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Robert, Alyssa J.; Parker, Forrest R., III – Journal of Research in Education, 2020
An integrated program to teach self-advocacy techniques to students with disabilities was implemented in one Louisiana School District. Students (171) with mild disabilities were exposed to explicit instruction in self-advocacy skills. Student's GPAs were compared from one semester in the 2018-2019 school year and one semester in the 2019-2020…
Descriptors: Self Advocacy, Students with Disabilities, Mild Disabilities, Correlation
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Madison, Ed; Hopp, Toby; Santana, Arthur D.; Stansberry, Kathleen – Journalism and Mass Communication Educator, 2018
This study used self-determination theory (SDT) to investigate the motivations for selecting a major among mass communication and media majors at 18 colleges and universities across the United States. Specifically, 669 mass communication majors were queried on their intrinsic and extrinsic motivations for choosing a major, their degree of major…
Descriptors: Self Determination, Theories, Majors (Students), Decision Making
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Guidry, Krisandra – Journal of Instructional Pedagogies, 2013
This study seeks to examine whether the predictors of success for students in an online quantitative course are different than those for an online qualitative course. Data were collected from students taking online courses offered by an AACSB accredited College of Business at a medium sized state university (total student population 7,000) in…
Descriptors: Predictor Variables, Academic Achievement, Success, Online Courses
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Budden, Michael C.; Hsing, Yu; Budden, Connie B.; Hall, Michelle – Contemporary Issues in Education Research, 2010
Using a sample of 2,137 university students and applying the logit model, we find that the probability for students to return in fall 2008 is higher with a higher cumulative GPA, a higher grade for SE 101, and a returning status in the previous semester. Several other explanatory variables are tested and have insignificant coefficients. A few…
Descriptors: Regression (Statistics), College Students, Models, Probability
Weems, Amy L. – ProQuest LLC, 2011
In 2001, the Louisiana Board of Regents adopted the "Louisiana Master Plan for Public Postsecondary Education: 2001" as a signal for new accountability standards in Louisiana institutions of higher education. The purpose of this study was to examine the power of the academic criteria utilized by the "Master Plan" to predict…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Master Plans, Public Colleges, Predictor Variables
Picou, J. Steven; Curry, Evans W. – 1974
Employing similar variables, along with an assessment of the participation-aspiration hypothesis for athletes residing in rural Louisiana, a partial replication was attempted of previous studies of the athletic participation-aspiration relationship. A further extension of past studies was made by assessing the effects of selected predictor…
Descriptors: Academic Aspiration, Athletes, Correlation, Educational Background