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Key Variables for Academic Performance in University Accounting Studies. A Mediation Model
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Pérez-López, Maria Carmen; Ibarrondo-Dávila, María Pilar – Innovations in Education and Teaching International, 2020
This paper highlights the importance of conducting studies to ascertain students' perceptions of the teaching-learning process, as this information can provide a valuable guide to course planning and enhance teaching. This study analyses, based on structural equation modelling, the relationship between students' academic performance in an…
Descriptors: Accounting, Academic Achievement, Structural Equation Models, Teaching Methods
Absenteeism, Presenteeism and Academic Performance in Students from Peruvian Universities
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Chafloque Céspedes, Raquel; Vara-Horna, Arístides; Lopez-Odar, Dennis; Santi-Huaranca, Inés; Diaz-Rosillo, Alberto; Asencios-Gonzalez, Zaida – Journal of Educational Psychology - Propositos y Representaciones, 2018
The objective of this research was to determine the effect of absenteeism and presenteeism on the academic performance of undergraduate students from the Business and Engineering Schools in Peruvian Universities. The study is based on a self-report survey of 8,203 students from the business and engineering schools of Peruvian universities. Scales…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Attendance, Student Surveys, Student Attitudes
Adaptability, Engagement and Academic Achievement at University
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Collie, Rebecca J.; Holliman, Andrew J.; Martin, Andrew J. – Educational Psychology, 2017
University entry is a time of great change for students. The extent to which students are able to effectively navigate such change likely has an impact on their success in university. In the current study, we examined this by way of adaptability, the extent to which students' adaptability is associated with their behavioural engagement at…
Descriptors: Adjustment (to Environment), Personality Traits, Learner Engagement, Academic Achievement
The Construct Validity of a Measure of the Benchmarks of Educational Practices
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Karma El Hassan – Quality Assurance in Education: An International Perspective, 2013
Purpose: The American University of Beruit has generated a model for student success that builds on Kuh's five benchmarks of academic practice. The purpose of this study is to investigate the psychometric properties of the measures used to assess effectiveness of the benchmarks. Design/methodology/approach: Using a database of student responses to…
Descriptors: Construct Validity, Benchmarking, Correlation, Factor Analysis
The Family-Study Interface and Academic Outcomes: Testing a Structural Model
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Meeuwisse, Marieke; Born, Marise Ph.; Severiens, Sabine E. – Journal of Educational Psychology, 2011
Expanding on family-work and work-study models, this article investigated a model for family-study conflict and family-study facilitation. The focus of the study was the relationship of family-study conflict and family-study facilitation with students' effortful behaviors and academic performance among a sample of university students (N = 1,656).…
Descriptors: Grade Point Average, Structural Equation Models, Conflict, Academic Achievement
Predicting First-Year Achievement by Pedagogy and Skill Development in the First Weeks at University
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Torenbeek, M.; Jansen, E. P. W. A.; Hofman, W. H. A. – Teaching in Higher Education, 2011
Central in this study is the relationship between the pedagogical approach and generic skill development in the first 10 weeks at university, students' perception of the fit between secondary and university education and first-year achievement. Information regarding the pedagogical approach and generic skill development was gathered through…
Descriptors: Student Attitudes, College Administration, Basic Skills, Skill Development
Exploring the First Year Academic Achievement of School Leavers and Mature-Age Students through Structural Equation Modelling
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McKenzie, Kirsten; Gow, Kathryn – Learning & Individual Differences, 2004
One of the most noticeable changes to the university student profile over the last decade is the increasing number of mature-age students. This study examined the relationship between previous academic performance, psychological characteristics of the student, learning strategies, and the first year academic performance of school leavers and…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Structural Equation Models, College Freshmen, Learning Strategies