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S. Michelle Brinkman – ProQuest LLC, 2023
This quantitative research study analyzed the effectiveness of Section 504 plans on academic achievement as measured by the Scholastic Aptitude Test (SAT), State of Texas Assessments of Academic Readiness (STAAR), and graduating grade point averages (GPA). There is limited research on the effectiveness of Section 504 plans and academic…
Descriptors: Federal Legislation, Disabilities, Students with Disabilities, Equal Education
Brigette S. Gibson – ProQuest LLC, 2023
The current study examined the impact of a pre-matriculation social belonging intervention on the academic achievement of incoming first-time, full-time college students at a four-year public university in the Midwestern United States utilizing a secondary analysis of existing data. The theoretical framework was viewed through the lens of…
Descriptors: Full Time Students, Group Membership, Interpersonal Relationship, Intervention
A. Brooks Bowden; Viviana Rodriguez; Zach Weingarten – Annenberg Institute for School Reform at Brown University, 2023
In response to widening achievement gaps and increased demand for post-secondary education, local and federal governments across the US have enacted policies that have boosted high school graduation rates without an equivalent rise in student achievement, suggesting a decline in academic standards. To the extent that academic standards can shape…
Descriptors: Academic Standards, Academic Achievement, Achievement Gap, Grading
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Elise Kokenge; Laura B. Holyoke – American Association for Adult and Continuing Education, 2023
A comparative longitudinal data analysis between two online non-thesis master's programs--natural resource management and environmental science--in a college of natural resources to determine the relationship between student characteristics and disenrollment risks. Risks varied between the two programs, with significance found to increase the risk…
Descriptors: Electronic Learning, Graduate Students, Longitudinal Studies, Data Analysis
Thomas J. O'Malley – ProQuest LLC, 2023
Students of traditionally disadvantaged backgrounds generally need to receive extra support as they enter college. Many resources have been developed to address this issue, such as peer-counseling programs, faculty-mentoring programs, and federally funded TRIO Programs. There is an increase in retention problems in higher education communities and…
Descriptors: Undergraduate Students, Student Motivation, Academic Persistence, School Holding Power
Lauren Sartain; Silvana Freire; John Q. Easton; Briana Diaz – Annenberg Institute for School Reform at Brown University, 2023
Across an array of educational outcomes, evidence suggests that girls outperform boys on average. For example, in Chicago, ninth-grade girls earn math GPAs that are 0.29 points higher than boys on average. This paper examines explanations for this gap, such as girl-boy differences in academic preparation, behaviors and habits, and experiences in…
Descriptors: Gender Differences, Achievement Gap, Mathematics Achievement, Grades (Scholastic)
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Brooke Erickson; Robert Dunbar; James Winchip; Abraham Ayebo; McKenzie Englund – Social Psychology of Education: An International Journal, 2025
Controversial topics are important parts of academic discussions, and due to the nature of these topics, students may be reluctant to speak freely about them in college classrooms. This study aims to explore factors that influence students' reluctance to speak at a small midwest college, and the effect this may have on academic performance. We…
Descriptors: Student Participation, Classroom Communication, Barriers, Small Colleges
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Santos, Jasmin A.; Farley, Kenya V. – Journal of Student Affairs, New York University, 2020
According to Abraham Maslow's hierarchy of needs, safety is the second most basic need, before love and belonging, esteem, and self-actualization, that humans require in order to be motivated. When this theory is placed within the context of higher education, one could argue that in order to reach their full potential, students must first feel…
Descriptors: School Safety, Correlation, College Environment, College Students
Kentucky Council on Postsecondary Education, 2020
In Kentucky, the number of high school students participating in dual credit programs is on the rise, increasing the need for research to explore the effects of dual credit on postsecondary academic outcomes. This research brief focuses on two areas: second-year persistence and first-year grade point average (GPA) in college. The study shows that…
Descriptors: Dual Enrollment, High School Students, Grade Point Average, Academic Persistence
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Jose R. Palma; Martin Van Boekel; Ashley S. Hufnagle – Texas Education Review, 2024
The benefits of afterschool activity participation for youth development are well-documented. An interesting question dominating this field is whether there is a threshold at which point participating in too many activities (breadth) and spending too much time in those activities (intensity) is negatively associated with desirable outcomes. Using…
Descriptors: Grade 9, High School Students, Youth Programs, Adolescent Development
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Amanda DeDiego; Jon Carrier; Stephen Crynes – Community College Journal of Research and Practice, 2024
The current study explores differences in transfer shock between veteran and non-veteran community college transfer students at a land grant institution in a rural state. Analysis includes institutional data for community college transfer students, including those who self-identified as veterans or used veteran tuition benefits from Fall 2015 to…
Descriptors: Veterans, Community College Students, Land Grant Universities, Rural Areas
Paul A. Westrick; Emily L. Angehr; Emily J. Shaw; Jessica P. Marini – College Board, 2024
Utilizing course grade data from 22 four-year higher education institutions, this study highlights the trends in first-year grade point average (FYGPA) between the 2017-2018 and 2021-2022 academic years, the period immediately before and after the pandemic disrupted both K12 and higher education. Results showed that while FYGPAs generally…
Descriptors: College Readiness, College Faculty, Teacher Attitudes, College Students
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Adedunni Omowunmi Adegun; Talatu Ibrahim Umar – Pakistan Journal of Distance and Online Learning, 2024
The study investigated the predictive effect of Emotional intelligence (EI), ICT competence, Financial Stability and Gender on academic performance of distance learners. Descriptive survey design was employed for this study. Purposive stratified sampling technique was used to select 350 participants among third year to sixth year learners. Three…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Distance Education, Grade Point Average, Emotional Intelligence
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Nihat Polat; Laura Mahalingappa; Rae Mancilla – AERA Open, 2024
Language proficiency policies act as critical gatekeepers for multilingual international students (MIS) who intend to pursue an education at English-medium universities. The current study revisits the question of the predictive validity of a standardized English proficiency exam--International English Language Testing System (IELTS)--in comparison…
Descriptors: Language Tests, English (Second Language), Syntax, Difficulty Level
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John Pace; John Hansen; John Stewart – Physical Review Physics Education Research, 2024
Machine learning models were constructed to predict student performance in an introductory mechanics class at a large land-grant university in the United States using data from 2061 students. Students were classified as either being at risk of failing the course (earning a D or F) or not at risk (earning an A, B, or C). The models focused on…
Descriptors: Artificial Intelligence, Identification, At Risk Students, Physics
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