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Direct linkHeather A. Dalal; Arthur Taylor; Sharon Whitfield – College & Research Libraries, 2025
Generation Z has come of age in a world inundated with an immediate and constant flow of information from a variety of sources. This information is usually uncurated, unverified, and presented in ways that make it difficult to discern the source and the veracity of the information. While previous generations had access to similar information, it…
Descriptors: Information Literacy, Student Attitudes, College Students, Generational Differences
Reysen, Rebekah H.; Degges-White, Suzanne; Reysen, Matthew B. – Journal of College Student Retention: Research, Theory & Practice, 2020
The purpose of this study was to explore the relationship among academic entitlement, life satisfaction, and academic performance as measured by cumulative grade point average. When comparing academically at-risk versus non-at-risk college students, academically at-risk students scored significantly lower on satisfaction with life than their…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Correlation, Student Attitudes, Life Satisfaction
Jiang, Su; Simpkins, Sandra D.; Eccles, Jacquelynne S. – Developmental Psychology, 2020
Math and science motivational beliefs are essential in understanding students' science, technology, engineering, and math (STEM) achievement and choices in high school and college. Drawing on the Eccles' expectancy-value theory and Arnett's emerging adulthood framework, this study examined the relations among high school students' motivational…
Descriptors: Student Motivation, STEM Education, Gender Differences, Generational Differences
Witkow, Melissa R.; Huynh, Virginia; Fuligni, Andrew J. – Applied Developmental Science, 2015
Ethnic and generational differences in motivation and achievement have been well-established. However, minimal research has examined the role of social factors on educational outcomes among individuals from diverse backgrounds. With a longitudinal sample of 408 Latino, Asian, and European-American students, we examine family, discrimination, and…
Descriptors: High School Students, Grade 12, College Students, Academic Persistence
Luciano, David – ProQuest LLC, 2012
This study examined the relationship between Acculturation Strategy and Social Supports on Acculturative Stress and Academic Performance Among Hispanic/Latino/a College students. The sample of approximately 522 students was recruited at the City College of The City University of New York. Various statistical methods, including one way ANOVAS,…
Descriptors: Acculturation, Hispanic American Students, Social Support Groups, Stress Variables
Schlinsog, Jimmie A. – ProQuest LLC, 2010
This study explored the relationship between engagement in educationally purposeful activities during the first year of college and academic achievement, persistence, and graduation. The study focused on the impacts of engagement on student outcomes related to academic achievement, persistence, and graduation at a comprehensive university located…
Descriptors: Learner Engagement, High School Students, Ethnicity, Grade Point Average
Davey, Carla Mae – ProQuest LLC, 2010
According to generational theorists, the interests and experiences of incoming students have fluctuated over time, with Millennial students being more engaged and accomplished than their predecessors. This project explored data from 1974-2007 to determine the actual trends in engagement and accomplishments for three generations of students. Over…
Descriptors: Learner Engagement, School Activities, Grade Point Average, School Holding Power
