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Direct linkSyahrul Amin; Karen E. Rambo-Hernandez; Blaine A. Pedersen; Camille S. Burnett; Bimal P. Nepal; Noemi V. Mendoza Diaz – Cogent Education, 2024
This study examined the persistence of first-year engineering students at a Hispanic-Serving Institution (HSI) and a Historically Black College and University (HBCU) pre- and mid-COVID-19 interruptions and whether their characteristics (race/ethnicity, financial need status, first-generation status, SAT scores) predicted their persistence. Using…
Descriptors: College Freshmen, Engineering Education, Academic Persistence, COVID-19
Cardona, Tatiana; Cudney, Elizabeth A.; Hoerl, Roger; Snyder, Jennifer – Journal of College Student Retention: Research, Theory & Practice, 2023
This study presents a systematic review of the literature on the predicting student retention in higher education through machine learning algorithms based on measures such as dropout risk, attrition risk, and completion risk. A systematic review methodology was employed comprised of review protocol, requirements for study selection, and analysis…
Descriptors: Learning Analytics, Data Analysis, Prediction, Higher Education
Download full textZane, Len – Honors in Practice, 2020
Many of the numbers used to assess students are statistical in nature. The theoretical context underlying the production of a typical number or statistic used in student assessment is presented. The author urges readers to recognize objective data as subjective information and to carefully consider the numbers that often determine admission,…
Descriptors: Student Evaluation, Statistical Analysis, Honors Curriculum, Admission Criteria
Data Quality Campaign, 2014
High school feedback reports let school and district leaders know where their students go after graduation and how well they are prepared for college and beyond. This roadmap discusses the seven key focus areas the Data Quality Campaign (DQC) recommends states work on to ensure quality implementation of high school feedback reports.
Descriptors: High School Graduates, Postsecondary Education, Outcomes of Education, Feedback (Response)
Morgan, Rick; Klaric, John – College Board, 2007
The purpose of the study was to explore the academic careers of students who took AP Exams and to compare their careers with those who did not take AP Exams. For most AP Exams, students with AP grades of 3 or better had higher grade averages in intermediate college courses than did non-AP students who first took an introductory course. Two…
Descriptors: Research Reports, Program Effectiveness, Program Evaluation, Advanced Placement Programs
Grandy, Jerilee – 1995
A longitudinal study was designed in 1986 to investigate why some high-ability minority students follow through with their plans to enroll in college and major in mathematics, science, or engineering (MSE) fields, while others do not. Data came from three sources: (1) 1985 Scholastic Aptitude Test (SAT) files of a sample of minority students…
Descriptors: Ability, Academic Aspiration, Academic Persistence, Academically Gifted
