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Student Variables That Predict Retention: Recent Research And New Developments, Robert D. Reason
Student Variables That Predict Retention: Recent Research And New Developments, Robert D. Reason
Robert D Reason
This article reviews recent research related to the study of college student retention, specifically examining research related to individual student demographic characteristics. The increasing diversity of undergraduate college students requires a new, thorough examination of those student variables previously understood to predict retention. The retention literature focuses on research conducted after 1990 and emphasizes the changing demographics in higher education. Research related to a relatively new variable— the merit-index—also is reviewed, revealing potentially promising, but currently mixed results.
Assessment Of Introduction To Engineering And Problem-Solving Course, Joni E. Spurlin, Jerome P. Lavelle, Mary Clare Robbins, Sarah A. Rajala
Assessment Of Introduction To Engineering And Problem-Solving Course, Joni E. Spurlin, Jerome P. Lavelle, Mary Clare Robbins, Sarah A. Rajala
Sarah A. Rajala
At North Carolina State University, the freshmen’s first course in engineering is E101, Introduction to Engineering and Problem-Solving. It is offered each fall to over 1,100 first year engineering students. In an effort to continuously improve the course, we put into place a plan to assess the course's learning outcomes. Assessment data collected in fall 2001 and fall 2002 through surveys, rubrics, and class assignments were evaluated to determine how well students met learning outcomes related to communication, teamwork, and problem-solving. This paper presents the assessment methods used in this course and provides examples of how the assessment findings were …
La Evaluación Institucional De Las Universidades Españolas, Roberto Rodríguez-Gómez
La Evaluación Institucional De Las Universidades Españolas, Roberto Rodríguez-Gómez
Roberto Rodríguez-Gómez
Se describen y comentan las políticas de educación superior en España en el periodo 1995-2000
Factors Contributing To College Retention In The Native Hawaiian Population, Linda Serra Hagedorn, Katherine Tibbetts, Hye Sun Moon, Jaime Lester
Factors Contributing To College Retention In The Native Hawaiian Population, Linda Serra Hagedorn, Katherine Tibbetts, Hye Sun Moon, Jaime Lester
Linda Serra Hagedorn
Only a few rare educational studies have focused on the indigenous population of Hawaii; making Native Hawaiians one of the most understudied populations in the educational literature. Usually when Hawaiians are included in a study they are bundled under the heading of “Asian Americans”. This study uses data from a unique project that focuses on alumni and a set of students who received a special financial aid from a private school dedicated to the education of Native Hawaiians. The study proceeds to identify the factors leading to the acquisition of a bachelor’s degree of Native Hawaiians from the high school …