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Direct linkBarker, Sandra B.; Schubert, Christine M.; Barker, Randolph T.; Kuo, Sally I-Chun; Kendler, Kenneth S.; Dick, Danielle M. – Applied Developmental Science, 2020
Internalizing symptoms are prevalent in students as they enter and complete college. Considering research suggesting mental health benefits of pet ownership, this study explores the relationship between pet ownership, social support (SS), and internalizing symptoms (IS) in a cohort of students across their 4-year college experience. With no…
Descriptors: Symptoms (Individual Disorders), Animals, Undergraduate Students, Gender Differences
Cho, Kit W.; Serrano, Danya M. – Journal of Continuing Higher Education, 2020
Research examining noncognitive predictors of academic success among ethnic minority, nontraditional college students is scant. The present study examined the degree to which noncognitive variables (conscientiousness, grit, college self-efficacy, time management, and test anxiety) predict achievement (college GPA) among ethnically diverse college…
Descriptors: Predictor Variables, Academic Achievement, Nontraditional Students, Undergraduate Students
Download full textWagner, Elvis – ETS Research Report Series, 2016
Although the speaking section of the "TOEFL iBT"® test is used by many universities to determine if international teaching assistants (ITAs) have the oral proficiency necessary to be classroom instructors, relatively few studies have investigated the validity of using TOEFL iBT scores for ITA screening. The primary purpose of this study…
Descriptors: English (Second Language), Language Tests, Second Language Learning, Test Use
Fox, Richard N. – 1984
The first phase of a study to predict retention and withdrawal among disadvantaged students at an urban commuter institution is described. Variable selection for the study was guided by Tinto's (1975) and Bean's (1982) models. Pilot testing was undertaken to estimate some psychometric characteristics of Pascarella and Terenzini's institutional…
Descriptors: Academic Persistence, College Freshmen, Commuting Students, Disadvantaged
