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Direct linkHeller, Monica L.; Cassady, Jerrell C. – Journal of College Student Retention: Research, Theory & Practice, 2017
The current study explored the differential influences that behavioral learning strategies (i.e., cognitive-metacognitive, resource management), motivational profiles, and academic anxiety appraisals have on college-level learners in two unique learning contexts. Using multivariate analysis of variance and discriminant analysis, the study first…
Descriptors: Community Colleges, Two Year College Students, College Students, Universities
Jenkins-Guarnieri, Michael A.; Horne, Melissa M.; Wallis, Aaron L.; Rings, Jeffrey A.; Vaughan, Angela L. – Journal of College Student Retention: Research, Theory & Practice, 2015
In the present study, we conducted a quantitative evaluation of a novel First Year Seminar (FYS) program with a coordinated curriculum implemented at a public, four-year university to assess its potential role in undergraduate student persistence decisions and academic success. Participants were 2,188 first-year students, 342 of whom completed the…
Descriptors: Statistical Analysis, Academic Achievement, Academic Persistence, Intervention
Short- and Long-Term Validity of High School GPA for Admission to Colleges outside the United States
Al-Hattami, Abdulghani – Journal of College Student Retention: Research, Theory & Practice, 2014
High school GPA is the only admission criterion that is currently used by many colleges in Yemen to select their potential students. Its predictive validity was investigated to ensure the accuracy of the admission decisions in these colleges. The relationship between students' persistence in the 4 years of college and high school GPA was studied…
Descriptors: Grade Point Average, High School Students, Admission Criteria, Public Colleges
Munt, Jane A.; Merydith, Scott P. – Journal of College Student Retention: Research, Theory & Practice, 2012
This study investigated whether academic non-achievers differed from academic achievers in terms of their personal characteristics. A sample of 216 undergraduate students that were either enrolled in a college restoration program or part of a control group were administered the "16PF-5 Personality Questionnaire" (Cattell, Cattell, & Cattell, 1993)…
Descriptors: Control Groups, Undergraduate Students, Personality Traits, Grade Point Average
Mamiseishvili, Ketevan; Deggs, David M. – Journal of College Student Retention: Research, Theory & Practice, 2013
The study utilized the Beginning Postsecondary Students Longitudinal Study (BPS:04/06) data set to examine persistence outcomes over a 3-year period across the national sample of students from low socioeconomic backgrounds at public 2-year institutions in the United States. More specifically, the purpose of our study was to investigate how…
Descriptors: Two Year Colleges, Public Colleges, College Transfer Students, Academic Persistence
Vare, Jonatha W.; Dewalt, Mark W.; Dockery, E. Ray – Journal of College Student Retention: Research, Theory & Practice, 2004
Researchers describe results from a longitudinal study of variables predicting retention in undergraduate teacher education. Selected teacher candidates' background characteristics were correlated with undergraduate grade point ratio (GPR) as a measure of academic success. The sample consisted of 657 candidates in an initial course in teacher…
Descriptors: School Holding Power, Teacher Education, Multiple Regression Analysis, Academic Achievement
