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Download full textMorgan, Patrice R. – Journal of Education and Learning, 2021
Prospective college students have many options to choose from when deciding which type of higher education institution to attend. What compels potential students to enroll in a community college as opposed to other higher education institutions is unknown. The purpose of the study was to explore the academic motivation of students currently…
Descriptors: Student Motivation, Community Colleges, Declining Enrollment, Gender Differences
Direct linkLaurel Lucy Mo – ProQuest LLC, 2023
The purpose of this quantitative predictive correlation study was to address the lack of research regarding the impacts of persistence factors on the educational outcomes of Hispanic college students. The study was a predictive correlation design with a criterion variable of grade point average (GPA). Predictor variables were the persistence…
Descriptors: Grade Point Average, Academic Persistence, Hispanic American Students, Community College Students
De La Garza, Thomas; Wood, J. Luke; Harris, Frank, III – Community College Journal of Research and Practice, 2015
The Community College Survey of Men (CCSM) assesses predictors of student success for historically underrepresented and underserved men in community colleges. The instrument is designed to inform programming and service-delivery for male students (Wood & Harris, 2013). While the instrument was designed for community college men in general,…
Descriptors: Community Colleges, Veterans, Veterans Education, Predictor Variables
Purcell, Jennifer M. – Journal of The First-Year Experience & Students in Transition, 2009
First-year undergraduate students enter college with varying expectations, motivations, and goals and are being bombarded with messages about the importance of grades, sometimes to the detriment of learning. This descriptive, cross-sectional study employs LOGO II to describe the learning and grade orientations of first-year students and identify…
Descriptors: Undergraduate Students, Academic Achievement, Predictor Variables, Learning Motivation
Yen, Cherng-Jyh; Liu, Simon – Journal of Educational Computing Research, 2009
This study employed a quantitative research design to examine the predictive relationships between: (a) learner autonomy and course success; and (b) learner autonomy and final grades in community college online courses. Learner autonomy was defined as the characteristic of an individual who exhibited intentional behavior in learning activities.…
Descriptors: Counseling Services, Community Colleges, Grades (Scholastic), Online Courses
Goosen, Rebecca A. – ProQuest LLC, 2008
The purpose of this study was to identify cognitive and non-cognitive variables that will predict a student's ability to achieve success in the lowest level developmental mathematics course at San Jacinto College. The study examined the ability of cognitive variables (standardized entrance examinations, high school grade point average, and type of…
Descriptors: Community Colleges, Academic Achievement, Standardized Tests, College Entrance Examinations
