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Manuel Medina-Labrador; Gustavo Rene Garcia-Vargas; Fernando Marroquin-Ciendua – Turkish Online Journal of Distance Education, 2023
The dropout rate is the most significant disadvantage in Massive Open Online Courses (MOOC); most of the time, it exceeds 90%. This research compares the effect of cognitive bias, gamification, monetary compensation, and student characteristics (gender, age, years of education, student geographical location, and interest in the course certificate)…
Descriptors: MOOCs, Dropouts, Bias, Gamification
Osborne, Kristen – National Centre for Vocational Education Research (NCVER), 2021
Extensive evidence demonstrates a trend of positive outcomes related to learning in the workplace. Despite this, no examination of the outcomes has been undertaken using the available Australian vocational education and training (VET) data. This publication uses VET administrative data to examine trends in the delivery of workplace-based training,…
Descriptors: Incidence, Vocational Education, Foreign Countries, Work Experience Programs
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Rentz, Bradley; Holquist, Samantha E.; Arens, Sheila A.; Stuit, David; Rhinesmith, Evan; Nicotera, Anna; Plotz, Margot – Regional Educational Laboratory Pacific, 2021
The Palau Ministry of Education and Palau Community College are aligning their education systems to better prepare students for college. Research on the high school academic preparation variables that predict college success is limited for students in Palau. Using data from Palau's Ministry of Education and Palau Community College, this study…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, College Readiness, High School Students, College Preparation
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Rentz, Bradley; Holquist, Samantha E.; Arens, Sheila A.; Stuit, David; Rhinesmith, Evan; Nicotera, Anna; Plotz, Margot – Regional Educational Laboratory Pacific, 2021
The Palau Ministry of Education and Palau Community College are aligning their education systems to better prepare students for college. Research on the high school academic preparation variables that predict college success is limited for students in Palau. Using data from Palau's Ministry of Education and Palau Community College, this study…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, College Readiness, High School Students, College Preparation
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Regional Educational Laboratory Pacific, 2021
These are the appendices to the report, "Using High School Data to Predict College Success in Palau" (ED610714). Prior research, particularly for the United States, has shown that earning a community college credential increases an individual's likelihood of gaining stable employment, earning a living wage, and working in a higher-paying…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, College Readiness, High School Students, College Preparation
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Dumont, Hanna; Protsch, Paula; Jansen, Malte; Becker, Michael – Journal of Educational Psychology, 2017
In this study, we analyzed how secondary school tracking relates to students' self-beliefs (i.e., their academic self-concepts in different domains and their beliefs regarding their labor market chances) and school disengagement during a time period that has received little attention in educational psychological research on tracking: when students…
Descriptors: Track System (Education), Secondary School Students, Self Concept, Beliefs
Harrisburg Area Community Coll., PA. Office of Institutional Research. – 1994
To determine the average time students take to complete an associate degree, certificate, or diploma, Harrisburg Area Community College (HACC), in Pennsylvania, conducted a study of all 944 students who graduated during the 1991-92 academic year. Data for the sample were gathered related to age, sex, grade point average, academic major, attendance…
Descriptors: Age, Associate Degrees, College Graduates, Community Colleges