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Direct linkRobbins, Steven B.; Lauver, Kristy; Le, Huy; Davis, Daniel; Langley, Ronelle; Carlstrom, Aaron – Psychological Bulletin, 2004
This study examines the relationship between psychosocial and study skill factors (PSFs) and college outcomes by meta-analyzing 109 studies. On the basis of educational persistence and motivational theory models, the PSFs were categorized into 9 broad constructs: achievement motivation, academic goals, institutional commitment, perceived social…
Descriptors: School Holding Power, Academic Persistence, Study Skills, Self Efficacy
Le, Huy; Casillas, Alex; Robbins, Steven B.; Langley, Ronelle – Educational and Psychological Measurement, 2005
The authors used a rational-empirical approach to construct the Student Readiness Inventory, measuring psychosocial and academic-related skill factors found to predict two important college outcomes, academic performance and retention, in a recent meta-analysis. The initial item pool was administered to 5,970 first-year college students and high…
Descriptors: Futures (of Society), Factor Structure, College Students, Student Motivation
