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Alicia Ann Burns – ProQuest LLC, 2024
This study used quantitative hierarchical regression modeling to investigate factors influencing student grades in the context of online tutoring, guided by Tinto's persistence theory. The purpose of this quantitative predictive correlational study was to determine if and to what extent do demographics (gender and age), prior academic success…
Descriptors: Undergraduate Students, Tutors, Grade Point Average, Online Courses
Smith, Melton Dale – ProQuest LLC, 2023
This study analyzed admission practices at four-year universities in the United States to determine whether a relationship exists between the score of an individual component of the admission practice and completion of radiologic technology programs. Attrition is a major concern for higher education as funding for higher education continues to…
Descriptors: Allied Health Occupations Education, Radiology, College Admission, Admission Criteria
Witmer, Suzanne M. – ProQuest LLC, 2023
The purpose of this quantitative correlational-predictive study was to examine Physical Activity and BMI as potential predictors of Academic Performance among community college students at a community college in Southern California. The foundation for this study was provided by physical activity, BMI, social cognitive theory of self-regulation,…
Descriptors: Community College Students, Physical Activity Level, Body Composition, Predictor Variables
April Wood Stewart – ProQuest LLC, 2023
This quantitative study used archived student records to determine which high school and postsecondary factors are the most significant predictors of college retention among 2,175 students enrolled at the University of West Georgia in Fall 2018. A two-tailed t-test was conducted for research questions one and two to analyze the high school GPAs…
Descriptors: Dual Enrollment, Academic Persistence, College Students, Grade Point Average
Vincent Okot – ProQuest LLC, 2023
This descriptive correlational study examined the predictive relationships between ACT composite scores, high school GPA, ACT testing attempts, and gender with teacher candidate's overall performance on the edTPA and each of the three edTPA instructional tasks (Task 1, Task 2, and Task 3). The edTPA is a portfolio-based subject-specific teaching…
Descriptors: College Entrance Examinations, Performance Based Assessment, Preservice Teachers, Student Teachers
Samuel Wayne Earls – ProQuest LLC, 2023
Early college entrance programs have existed in the United States since the 1950s, but in-depth research on academic success in these programs is lacking. Every year, early college entrance programs utilize a variety of data-gathering and candidate-screening techniques to select hundreds of students for admission into these accelerated programs.…
Descriptors: College Students, Early Admission, Success, Academic Achievement
Chad A. Douglas – ProQuest LLC, 2024
Specialists in blood banking help ensure the stability and safety of the blood supply needed to support the transfusion therapy needs of healthcare providers. Examples of their work include employing advanced procedures to determine blood types, identify antibodies, and consult on medical prescriptions for blood products. They also serve as…
Descriptors: Predictor Variables, Specialists, Certification, Licensing Examinations (Professions)
Green, Luke – ProQuest LLC, 2022
The use of grade point average (GPA) to guide and inform decision-making permeates many corners of the educational landscape, including admission decisions into collegiate academic programs. Using GPA in this way turns an individual academic measure into a commodity that can be used to settle a competition amongst applicants. The rationale for…
Descriptors: Grade Point Average, College Admission, Nursing Education, Two Year Colleges
Thierry, Jacqueline Ann – ProQuest LLC, 2023
The purpose of this quantitative correlational-predictive study was to determine if and to what extent students' Cognitive Ability, first-term GPA, and ethnicity predict student graduation status from a CTE college in Texas. Student retention rates continue to be a cause for great concern for higher learning, even more so for CTE institutions.…
Descriptors: Cognitive Ability, Grade Point Average, Graduation, Ethnicity
Bowman, Alayne J. – ProQuest LLC, 2023
While students have enrolled in college at increased rates since 1996, graduation rates have remained mostly stagnant (NCES, 2022). First-generation Appalachian students, specifically, had lower college completion rates but higher college enrollment rates than their peers (ARC, 2018). Since 2007, researchers have supported the use of non-cognitive…
Descriptors: First Generation College Students, Success, Academic Persistence, Graduation Rate
Landy-Blacklock, Syreeta – ProQuest LLC, 2022
The purpose of this study was to examine the relationship and predictability of demographic factors, and academic factors on the persistence and progression rates among first-year, full-time, four-year degree seeking students at a Historically Black College and University. Specifically, this study focused on the predictive power of demographic…
Descriptors: College Freshmen, Black Colleges, Academic Persistence, Academic Achievement
Aaron McClure – ProQuest LLC, 2022
Adult students constitute a large and increasing proportion of community college enrollment across the United States. For personal, economic, and sociological reasons, the success of these students is vital to the students themselves, the institutions they attend, and society as a whole. The purpose of this dissertation was to examine results from…
Descriptors: Adult Students, Success, Academic Achievement, Grade Point Average
Carrie Hopkins – ProQuest LLC, 2023
This study has provided insights into the factors that influence doctoral student quantitative course success but also increased the lens for further research. The current study explored the relationship between master's degree type, years since completing a master's degree, self-efficacy scores and cumulative GPA in Research I, Research II, and…
Descriptors: Predictor Variables, Academic Achievement, Online Courses, Graduate Study
Ryan G. Combs – ProQuest LLC, 2023
The likelihood of having a professional athletic career is lowest in National Collegiate Athletics Association (NCAA) revenue-generating sports (i.e., football, men's basketball, women's basketball) and these sports often have the lowest rates of academic progress, eligibility, and retention. Although academic motivation is a strong indicator of…
Descriptors: Athletics, Student Athletes, Student Characteristics, Student Motivation
Monica Schauss – ProQuest LLC, 2023
This quantitative study examined grit and hope scores with a population of first-year Science, Technology and Engineering (STEM) students. The researcher strived to understand if higher grit and hope scores correlate with higher grade point averages (GPA) and persistence in STEM among first-year STEM students enrolled in a mid-sized, suburban,…
Descriptors: College Freshmen, Grade Point Average, Academic Achievement, Academic Persistence
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