Preenrollment Variables and Academic Performance as Predictors of Freshman Year Persistence, Early Withdrawal, and Stopout Behavior in an Urban, Nonresidential University.

Pascarella, Ernest T.; And Others

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Publication Date: 1981

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Preenrollment Variables and Academic Performance as Predictors of Freshman Year Persistence, Early Withdrawal, and Stopout Behavior in an Urban, Nonresidential University.

Pascarella, Ernest T.; And Others

Research in Higher Education, v15 n4 p329-49 1981

Multiple group discriminant analysis was employed to determine the utility of preenrollment traits and academic performance in identifying freshman students who persisted, stopped out, or withdrew early. After first-quarter academic performance, relatively clear distinctions can be made between students who persist and those who do not. (Author/MLW)

Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Academic Persistence, College Freshmen, Commuter Colleges, Discriminant Analysis, Higher Education, Longitudinal Studies, Predictor Variables, Student Attrition, Urban Universities, Withdrawal (Education)

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