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Basavaraj, Prateek; Sedghi, Mahlagha; Garibay, Ivan; Ozmen Garibay, Ozlem; Guha, Arup Ratan – Journal of Applied Research in Higher Education, 2021
Purpose: Some degree programs in colleges and universities utilize entrance exams to ensure that students pursuing a given degree have mastered foundational concepts needed for that program. However, often these exams become a barrier to student success. The purpose of this study is to discuss the impact of policies governing an undergraduate…
Descriptors: College Entrance Examinations, Admission Criteria, Academic Achievement, Educational Quality
Iowa Department of Education, 2021
The 2021 edition of the Annual Condition of Education Report (COE) marks the 32nd edition of the report. For over 30 years, the Department has published the COE in order to provide education stakeholders critical data about the status of Iowa's education system. The 2021 COE covers a wide variety of content including information about Iowa's…
Descriptors: College Entrance Examinations, National Competency Tests, Enrollment Trends, Early Childhood Education
Iowa Department of Education, 2020
For over 30 years, the Department has published the Annual Condition of Education (COE) report in order to provide education stakeholders quality information about the status of Iowa's education system. The 2020 COE covers a wide variety of content from information about Iowa's students, schools, educators, administrators, performance and school…
Descriptors: Enrollment Trends, Early Childhood Education, Teacher Characteristics, Academic Achievement
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Howles, Trudy – Computer Science Education, 2009
Student attrition and low graduation rates are critical problems in computer science education. Disappointing graduation rates and declining student interest have caught the attention of business leaders, researchers and universities. With weak graduation rates and little interest in scientific computing, many are concerned about the USA's ability…
Descriptors: Computer Science Education, Class Size, Graduation Rate, Programming
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Cox, G. W.; Hughes, W. E., Jr.; Etzkorn, L. H.; Weisskopf, M. E. – IEEE Transactions on Education, 2009
This paper presents the results of an analysis of indicators that can be used to predict whether a student will succeed in a Computer Science Ph.D. program. The analysis was conducted by studying the records of 75 students who have been in the Computer Science Ph.D. program of the University of Alabama in Huntsville. Seventy-seven variables were…
Descriptors: Case Studies, Prediction, Computer Science Education, Doctoral Degrees