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Download full textLearned, Jeanette – National Centre for Vocational Education Research (NCVER), 2010
There are many factors which might cause a student to drop out of a course of study; some of these are preventable. This paper describes the piloting of a survey tool designed to identify students at risk of not completing. Attendance was found to be the strongest predictor of module completion; low or declining scores on the survey were also…
Descriptors: At Risk Students, Potential Dropouts, Identification, Vocational Education
Peer reviewedNielsen, Norm; Chambers, George – Community/Junior College Quarterly of Research and Practice, 1989
Describes a study conducted at Kirkwood Community College, Iowa, to determine if student scores on the American College Testing Program's Assessment of Student Skills for Entry Transfer (ASSET) placement test could help identify potential dropouts among vocational students and to compare the predictive validity of high school grades and ASSET…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Achievement Tests, Community Colleges, Grades (Scholastic)
Peer reviewedPittman, Robert B. – Journal of Educational Research, 1991
Researchers investigated whether enrollment in high school vocational/business courses had more holding power than personal, social factors, using High School and Beyond survey data to examine 12 variables. Peer interest, sense of social belonging, and relationships with school staff differentially related to persistence, but participation in…
Descriptors: Academic Failure, Academic Persistence, Business Education, Dropout Characteristics
