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Ginting, Daniel; Woods, Ross; Tantri, Niki Raga; Rahayu, Puji Sri; Asfihana, Raida – SAGE Open, 2022
An Indonesian MOOC (Massive Online Open Course) aimed to give pre- and in-service English teachers a new online learning experience and equip them to master technological applications for teaching English in class. It has not always been easy for facilitators to assist students to complete MOOC programs. This paper sketches how Indonesian…
Descriptors: MOOCs, Foreign Countries, English (Second Language), Language Teachers
Fabina, Jacob; Hernandez, Erik L.; McElrath, Kevin – US Census Bureau, 2023
According to the American Community Survey (ACS), about one-quarter (24.8 percent) of the U.S. population over the age of 3 was enrolled in school in 2021. This report provides a comprehensive picture of the state of school enrollment using recently published data from the ACS. It outlines modern enrollment trends while also offering comparisons…
Descriptors: National Surveys, Enrollment, Enrollment Trends, COVID-19
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Edwin Buenaño; María José Beletanga; Mónica Mancheno – Journal of Latinos and Education, 2024
University dropout is a serious problem in higher education that is increasingly gaining importance, as it is essential to understand its causes and search for public and institutional policies that can help reduce it. This research uses conventional and extended Cox survival models to analyze the factors behind dropout rates at a co-financed…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, College Students, Dropouts, Dropout Rate
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Tereza Švarcová – Language Learning Journal, 2024
The purpose of this study was to explore the reasons for low retention rates among students in the Chinese classes in upper secondary education in the Czech Republic. The principal research question was whether Chinese characters were the main reason why many students decided to stop attending their Chinese classes. Semi-structured interviews with…
Descriptors: Dropout Rate, Second Language Learning, Second Language Instruction, Chinese
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Carmen Pannone; Marta Pellegrini; Daniela Fadda; Amanda J. Neitzel; L. Francesca Scalas; Giuliano Vivanet; Ylenia Falzone – Society for Research on Educational Effectiveness, 2024
Background: Education plays a pivotal role in empowering individuals with the knowledge and skills needed for careers, economic progress, and societal engagement. Dropping out of school before achieving a qualification undermines these opportunities and has an impact on individuals and society (Audit Commission, 2010; OECD, 2023). International…
Descriptors: Elementary Secondary Education, Dropout Prevention, Dropout Programs, Dropout Rate
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Tyler G. Guenette – College and University, 2024
This study aims to better understand two primary factors associated with student retention, with a particular focus on transfer commuter students. The factors of focus for this study are student sense of connectedness and perceived support networks. Retention and graduation are an area of importance nationally for all student populations (Lumina…
Descriptors: Undergraduate Students, Transfer Students, Commuting Students, Graduation Rate
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Carletti, Timoteo; Fanelli, Duccio; Guarino, Alessio – Physics Education, 2021
Geometry, calculus and in particular integrals, are too often seen by young students as technical tools with no link to the reality. This fact generates a loss of interest in students with a consequent removal of motivation in the study of such topics and more widely in pursuing scientific curricula. With this note we put to the fore a simple…
Descriptors: Physics, Science Instruction, Student Motivation, Geometry
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Alturki, Sarah; Hulpu?, Ioana; Stuckenschmidt, Heiner – Technology, Knowledge and Learning, 2022
The tremendous growth of educational institutions' electronic data provides the opportunity to extract information that can be used to predict students' overall success, predict students' dropout rate, evaluate the performance of teachers and instructors, improve the learning material according to students' needs, and much more. This paper aims to…
Descriptors: Grade Prediction, Academic Achievement, Data Use, Dropout Rate
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Nesterowicz, Krzysztof; Bayramova, Ulkar; Fereshtehnejad, Seyed-Mohammad; Scarlat, Ana; Ash, Anthony; Augustyn, Anna Maria; Szádeczky, Tamás – International Journal of Information and Communication Technology Education, 2022
Massive open online courses (MOOCs) aim at unlimited participation and open access via the web. There are concerns about the actual value of such courses. This is predominantly due to higher dropout rates. According to studies, only 7-13% go on to complete these courses. The high dropout rate in MOOCs is a challenge for education providers. This…
Descriptors: Game Based Learning, Online Courses, Dropout Rate, Dropout Prevention
Niznik, Aaron; Fletcher, Carla; Barone, Sandra – Trellis Company, 2022
This brief explores the unique financial circumstances of parenting students, a population that makes up nearly a quarter of all postsecondary students. We find that parenting students are more likely to report experiencing financial struggles, use public assistance more often, and are more reliant on credit cards. At the same time, parenting…
Descriptors: Nontraditional Students, Parents, Higher Education, Financial Problems
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Melo-Becerra, Ligia Alba; Ramos-Forero, Jorge Enrique; Rodríguez Arenas, Jorge Leonardo; Zárate-Solano, Héctor M. – Education Economics, 2023
This paper describes some indicators of the Colombian educational system considering the effect of the pandemic and assesses the causal effect of an alternation plan between face-to-face and remote education, conducted in 2020, on the results of an achievement test. Indicators reveal that the pandemic caused a greater demand for education services…
Descriptors: In Person Learning, Distance Education, Instructional Effectiveness, Academic Achievement
Pinghui Wu; Lucy McMillan – Federal Reserve Bank of Boston, 2023
Every year, 2 million first-time, full-time undergraduate students enter a degree-granting postsecondary institution in the United States, but more than one-third leave college before obtaining a college degree. This report's analysis shows that job loss has an adverse effect on college persistence for 18- to 24-year-old US working students, that…
Descriptors: Student Employment, Academic Persistence, Student Attitudes, Educational Policy
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Ruehlman, Linda; Karoly, Paul – Journal of American College Health, 2023
Objective: Uptake, adherence, and dropout rates for Internet-based programs for depression are in need of improvement. Excessive user burden (eg, heavy content, extended duration) may undermine engagement and precipitate dropout. To address this problem, an alternative format was proposed: Brief Interactive Training Sessions (BITS). BITS target a…
Descriptors: Depression (Psychology), Intervention, Training, Internet
Jennifer L. Wilkinson – ProQuest LLC, 2023
The problem addressed in this study was the high dropout rate and the resulting low graduation rate in alternative virtual school settings. This quantitative correlational case study examined the influence of three instructional modalities on students' credit accrual and graduation rates in one alternative education virtual high school. The three…
Descriptors: High School Students, Credits, Graduation Rate, Electronic Learning
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Brenda Such; Stefanie Gazda – International Journal of Science and Mathematics Education, 2024
The expectations within higher education to improve online STEM courses have continued to increase. The pressure to do so particularly pertains to the lower-level introductory courses that act as gatekeeping courses to various STEM-related majors. Rather than working alone to improve their courses, more instructors for these courses pair with the…
Descriptors: Instructional Design, Biology, Science Instruction, Introductory Courses
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