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Analysis of Variables: Predicting Sophomore Persistence Using Logistic Regression Analysis at the University of South Florida
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Miller, Thomas E.; Herreid, Charlene H. – College and University, 2009
This is the fifth in a series of articles describing an attrition prediction and intervention project at the University of South Florida (USF) in Tampa. The project was originally presented in the 83(2) issue (Miller 2007). The statistical model for predicting attrition was described in the 83(3) issue (Miller and Herreid 2008). The methods and…
Descriptors: Regression (Statistics), College Students, Higher Education, Student Attrition
Assessment, Outcomes Measurement, and Attrition: Reflections, Definitions, and Delineations.
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Johnson, Al – College and University, 1997
Argues that assessment, outcomes measurement, and prediction of attrition are separate but highly interrelated phenomena, with none meaningfully understood without reference to the other two. Suggests that the assessment process be the initial exercise, followed by periodic outcomes measurement used in conjunction with the assessment data to…
Descriptors: College Attendance, College Outcomes Assessment, College Students, Dropout Research
Selective Admissions and Academic Success: An Admissions Model for Architecture Students.
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Domer, D. E.; Johnson, A. E., Jr. – College and University, 1982
A statistical analysis of the predictive potential of academic and nonacademic student characteristics in an architecture school provides a model for other institutions to make their admissions processes and programs for retention more effective. The study was of 10 freshman architecture classes at the University of Kansas. (MSE)
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Admission Criteria, Architectural Education, Cognitive Processes