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Evan M. Pucillo; Gabriela Perez – Journal of Occupational Therapy Education, 2023
An understanding of student learning strategies is an important component of supporting academic success and avoiding difficulty. Prior inquiry has demonstrated certain learning strategies are more closely related to academic performance than others. The purpose of this study was to describe predictive relationships between the Metacognitive…
Descriptors: Occupational Therapy, Physical Therapy, Allied Health Occupations Education, Metacognition
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Daffner, Molly S.; DuPaul, George J.; Anastopoulos, Arthur D.; Weyandt, Lisa L. – Journal of Postsecondary Education and Disability, 2022
More students with attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) are pursuing higher education. Existing studies have investigated the postsecondary educational outcomes of college students with ADHD, finding that these students typically have lower academic performance and higher dropout rates than their non-ADHD peers. Far fewer studies…
Descriptors: College Freshmen, Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder, Students with Disabilities, Success
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Van den Broeck, Lynn; De Laet, Tinne; Lacante, Marlies; Pinxten, Maarten; Van Soom, Carolien; Langie, Greet – Journal of Further and Higher Education, 2019
Although the number of engineering students is increasing, dropout rates remain high. This problem is also present in the Faculty of Engineering Technology (FET) at KU Leuven, Belgium, which resulted in the need for an in-depth analysis of the academic achievement of the bridging students there. This study examines the contribution of a range of…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Educational Background, Diagnostic Tests, Engineering Education
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Chevalier, Thérèse M.; Parrila, Rauno; Ritchie, Krista C.; Deacon, S. Hélène – Journal of Learning Disabilities, 2017
We examined the self-reported use of reading, study, and learning strategies in university students with a history of reading difficulties (HRD; n = 77) and with no history of reading difficulties (NRD; n = 295). We examined both between-groups differences in strategy use and strategy use as a predictive measure of academic success. Participants…
Descriptors: Metacognition, Learning Strategies, Reading Strategies, Behavior
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DuPaul, George J.; Franklin, Melanie K.; Pollack, Brittany L.; Stack, Kristen S.; Jaffe, Aliza R.; Gormley, Matthew J.; Anastopoulos, Arthur D.; Weyandt, Lisa L. – Journal of Postsecondary Education and Disability, 2018
College students with attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) are at greater risk than peers for impaired educational functioning; however, little is known regarding their longitudinal academic outcomes. This study examined: (a) differences between ADHD and control participants in academic outcomes (i.e., semester GPA, credits attempted,…
Descriptors: College Students, Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder, At Risk Students, Control Groups
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Richardson, Jessica J.; Kemp, Simon; Malinen, Sanna; Haultain, Steve A. – Journal of Further and Higher Education, 2013
There is growing concern about the detrimental effect of term-time employment on university students' academic success. We report results from an online survey of 1837 students of the University of Canterbury in New Zealand, whose responses were later matched to their academic records for a semester. The majority of employed students reported…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Student Employment, Online Surveys, Questionnaires
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Albertini, John A.; Kelly, Ronald R.; Matchett, Mary Karol – Journal of Deaf Studies and Deaf Education, 2012
Research tells us that academic preparation is key to deaf students' success at college. Yet, that is not the whole story. Many academically prepared students drop out during their first year. This study identified entering deaf college students' personal factors as assessed by their individual responses to both the "Noel-Levitz College…
Descriptors: College Students, Grade Point Average, Time Management, Deafness