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Preenrollment Variables and Academic Performance as Predictors of Freshman Year Persistence, Early Withdrawal, and Stopout Behavior in an Urban, Nonresidential University.
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Pascarella, Ernest T.; And Others – Research in Higher Education, 1981
Multiple group discriminant analysis was employed to determine the utility of preenrollment traits and academic performance in identifying freshman students who persisted, stopped out, or withdrew early. After first-quarter academic performance, relatively clear distinctions can be made between students who persist and those who do not.…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Academic Persistence, College Freshmen, Commuter Colleges
Self-Efficacy, Stress, and Academic Success in College
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Zajacova, Anna; Lynch, Scott M.; Espenshade, Thomas J. – Research in Higher Education, 2005
This paper investigates the joint effects of academic self-efficacy and stress on the academic performance of 107 nontraditional, largely immigrant and minority, college freshmen at a large urban commuter institution. We developed a survey instrument to measure the level of academic self-efficacy and perceived stress associated with 27…
Descriptors: Self Efficacy, Stress Variables, Academic Achievement, College Freshmen