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Full-Text Articles in Education
Global Kentucky (Fall 2014), University Of Kentucky International Center
Global Kentucky (Fall 2014), University Of Kentucky International Center
Global Kentucky
No abstract provided.
Review Of Central Retention Efforts And Results, Benjamin C. Withers
Review Of Central Retention Efforts And Results, Benjamin C. Withers
Undergraduate Education Faculty Presentations
Goals for the Discussion:
- How and why college metrics and goals will be established
- How you and your faculty/staff can get and use data using HANA/Tableau
- How college committees can work
- Accountability and reporting
Overview Of Uk 101: Academic Orientation Course, Benjamin C. Withers, Randolph Hollingsworth
Overview Of Uk 101: Academic Orientation Course, Benjamin C. Withers, Randolph Hollingsworth
Undergraduate Education White Papers
A review of UK 101, "Academic Orientation Course", and its impact on retention and graduation rates at the University of Kentucky (UK). The study includes charts showing the differences in retention and graduation rates over time from 2001 to 2013. It also explores key issues and suggested next steps within the context of UK's efforts to raise the number of first-year students and the use of the shared curriculum by colleges for their specialized sections to meet the needs of their new students. This white paper is the result of collaboration between many units at UK together with the Division …
Global Kentucky (Spring 2014), University Of Kentucky International Center
Global Kentucky (Spring 2014), University Of Kentucky International Center
Global Kentucky
No abstract provided.
A Holistic Review Of The Medical School Admission Process: Examining Correlates Of Academic Underperformance, Terry D. Stratton, Carol L. Elam
A Holistic Review Of The Medical School Admission Process: Examining Correlates Of Academic Underperformance, Terry D. Stratton, Carol L. Elam
Behavioral Science Faculty Publications
Background : Despite medical school admission committees' best efforts, a handful of seemingly capable students invariably struggle during their first year of study. Yet, even as entrance criteria continue to broaden beyond cognitive qualifications, attention inevitably reverts back to such factors when seeking to understand these phenomena. Using a host of applicant, admission, and post-admission variables, the purpose of this inductive study, then, was to identify a constellation of student characteristics that, taken collectively, would be predictive of students at-risk of underperforming during the first year of medical school. In it, we hypothesize that a wider range of factors than …
Partnership Between Library And Graduate School For Electronic Theses And Dissertations, Adrian K. Ho
Partnership Between Library And Graduate School For Electronic Theses And Dissertations, Adrian K. Ho
Library Presentations
This presentation describes how the library and the Graduate School at the University of Kentucky collaborated to streamline the thesis and dissertation submission process. The outcome was that the Graduate School implemented an electronic thesis and dissertation mandate in Fall 2013 and students now submit their theses or dissertations directly to the institutional repository, which enables immediate free online access to their research.
Global Kentucky (Winter 2014), University Of Kentucky International Center
Global Kentucky (Winter 2014), University Of Kentucky International Center
Global Kentucky
No abstract provided.