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Wild, Steffen; Rahn, Sebastian; Meyer, Thomas – Empirical Research in Vocational Education and Training, 2023
Cooperative education programs are usually based on a partnership between companies and universities. Dropouts have a particular impact here, for example the loss of junior staff in the companies. Most dropouts in cooperative education occur in the first academic year. In this multicausal dropout process, the influence of the cooperation partner…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, College Freshmen, Dropouts, Dropout Characteristics
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Anne Stellmacher; Sebastian Franz; Jennifer Paetsch – Empirical Research in Vocational Education and Training, 2025
Not every student who enrolls in a teacher training program completes it and obtains a degree. Students dropping out of vocational teacher training is a particularly concerning trend in Germany, where there is a significant shortage of vocational education and training (VET) teachers. Against this backdrop, it is crucial to understand why students…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Career and Technical Education Teachers, Preservice Teacher Education, Academic Persistence
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Clara Mumme; Laura M. Leipert; Regina Vollmeyer – Discover Education, 2025
This study investigates the predictive influences of expectancies and values that may sustain students' dropout intentions in physics as well as gender differences in students' motivation and intention. Eccles's expectancy-value model was used to frame the study. The academic self-concept (expectancy component) and value components focusing on…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Expectation, Values, Dropout Attitudes
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Wild, Steffen; Rahn, Sebastian; Meyer, Thomas – European Journal of Psychology of Education, 2023
Student dropout in higher education is a challenge for higher education systems. In recent years, there has been an increasing focus on analyzing motivational aspects in order to counteract dropout. However, the detailed impact mechanisms and processes of motivation on dropout have not been sufficiently researched. For example, there is very…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, College Students, Cooperative Education, Dropout Characteristics
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Clemens Klinke; Katharina Kulle; Bettina Schreyögg; Katharina Fischer; Marcus Eckert – European Journal of Psychology of Education, 2024
Student dropout represents a significant challenge in distance higher education. To better understand this issue, a comprehensive analysis of institutional data, spanning several years from a private German distance learning university of applied sciences, was conducted. The primary objectives were twofold: (1) to pinpoint institutional factors…
Descriptors: Nontraditional Students, Equal Education, Dropouts, Private Schools
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Kerstin Wagner; Agathe Merceron; Petra Sauer; Niels Pinkwart – Journal of Educational Data Mining, 2024
In this paper, we present an extended evaluation of a course recommender system designed to support students who struggle in the first semesters of their studies and are at risk of dropping out. The system, which was developed in earlier work using a student-centered design, is based on the explainable k-nearest neighbor algorithm and recommends a…
Descriptors: At Risk Students, Algorithms, Foreign Countries, Course Selection (Students)
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Bohndick, Carla – Journal of Education for Teaching: International Research and Pedagogy, 2020
It is often assumed by implication that the reasons why teacher education students drop out of their degree courses are different to those in other study programmes. However, based on research on other differences, there is reason to assume that the subject being studied is important, and especially its affiliation to STEM (Science, Technology,…
Descriptors: Intention, Teacher Education Programs, STEM Education, Foreign Countries
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Schuchart, Claudia; Schimke, Benjamin – Adult Education Quarterly: A Journal of Research and Theory, 2022
Second chance education (SCE) has been established to offer adults the opportunity to catch up on higher qualifications, for instance the eligibility to study. SCE often suffers from high dropout rates, but little is known about the reasons. This article investigates whether dropout rates depend on family background and age, and if so, why. Data…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Adult Education, Dropout Rate, Family Characteristics
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Kemper, Lorenz; Vorhoff, Gerrit; Wigger, Berthold U. – European Journal of Higher Education, 2020
We perform two approaches of machine learning, logistic regressions and decision trees, to predict student dropout at the Karlsruhe Institute of Technology (KIT). The models are computed on the basis of examination data, i.e. data available at all universities without the need of specific collection. Therefore, we propose a methodical approach…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Predictor Variables, Potential Dropouts, School Holding Power
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Rump, Markus; Esdar, Wiebke; Wild, Elke – European Journal of Higher Education, 2017
The present study investigated individual differences in the effects of academic motivation based on self-determination theory (SDT), particularly intrinsic motivation, as well as identified, introjected, and external regulation on higher education students' intention to drop out. Based on previous research, we challenged the assumption of a…
Descriptors: Motivation, Individual Differences, Intention, Higher Education
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Glocker, Daniela – Economics of Education Review, 2011
In this paper I evaluate the effect of student aid on the success of academic studies. I focus on two dimensions, the duration of study and the probability of actually graduating with a degree. To determine the impact of financial student aid, I estimate a discrete-time duration model allowing for competing risks to account for different exit…
Descriptors: Student Financial Aid, Dropout Rate, Graduation Rate, Graduation
Wieland, Kristina – ProQuest LLC, 2010
Students benefit from collaborative learning activities, but they do not automatically reach desired learning outcomes when working together (Fischer, Kollar, Mandl, & Haake, 2007; King, 2007). Learners need instructional support to increase the quality of collaborative processes and individual learning outcomes. The core challenge is to find…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Learning Processes, Cooperative Learning, Teaching Methods
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Boyer, Kristy Elizabeth, Ed.; Yudelson, Michael, Ed. – International Educational Data Mining Society, 2018
The 11th International Conference on Educational Data Mining (EDM 2018) is held under the auspices of the International Educational Data Mining Society at the Templeton Landing in Buffalo, New York. This year's EDM conference was highly competitive, with 145 long and short paper submissions. Of these, 23 were accepted as full papers and 37…
Descriptors: Data Collection, Data Analysis, Computer Science Education, Program Proposals
International Association for Development of the Information Society, 2012
The IADIS CELDA 2012 Conference intention was to address the main issues concerned with evolving learning processes and supporting pedagogies and applications in the digital age. There had been advances in both cognitive psychology and computing that have affected the educational arena. The convergence of these two disciplines is increasing at a…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Academic Persistence, Academic Support Services, Access to Computers