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Factors Contributing To The Success Of Students In An Alternative Learning Center With An Online Curriculum: A Multiple Case Study, Heather Amanda Clay Oct 2019

Factors Contributing To The Success Of Students In An Alternative Learning Center With An Online Curriculum: A Multiple Case Study, Heather Amanda Clay

Doctoral Dissertations and Projects

The purpose of this qualitative, multiple case study was to discover the factors which contribute to the success of students in alternative learning centers with online curriculums in Central Virginia. The main theory guiding this study was Albert Bandura’s social cognitive theory as it proposes that learning occurs in social environments through an interaction with people, the environment, and behavior. Self-regulation theory was also used as it posits that learners are active participants in the learning process. The central question guiding this study was: What factors contribute to the success of students in an alternative learning center with an online …


Predicting Student Success Using Digital Textbook Analytics In Online Courses, Dustin Lee Williams May 2019

Predicting Student Success Using Digital Textbook Analytics In Online Courses, Dustin Lee Williams

Doctoral Dissertations and Projects

In the digital era, students are generating and institutions are collecting more data than ever before. With the constant change in technology, new data points are being created. Digital textbooks are becoming more popular, and textbook publishers are shifting more of their efforts to creating digital content. This shift creates new data points that have the potential to show how students are engaging with course material. The purpose of this correlational study is to determine if digital textbook usage data, pages read, number of days, reading sessions, highlights, bookmarks, notes, searches, downloads and prints can predict student success. This study …


First-Year Success Program: Summer Preparation, Summer Preparation Working Group, Office Of The Executive Vice President For Academic Affairs & Provost Jan 2019

First-Year Success Program: Summer Preparation, Summer Preparation Working Group, Office Of The Executive Vice President For Academic Affairs & Provost

General University of Maine Publications

Student success is central to UMaine's mission, values, reputation and fiscal health. Improving first-year student success is a major focus for Academic Affairs and Student Affairs in 2018-2019. The goal is to develop an integrated plan of actions that will result in improved first year student success as defined by first year retention.

Summer Preparation

Develop a set of recommendations about summer programming designed to help students entering their first year to be successful. As you carry out this work, please consider the following questions:

1. What is currently being done in the summer to prepare students for success in …


First-Year Success Program: Student Success Hub, Student Success Hub Working Group, Office Of The Executive Vice President For Academic Affairs & Provost Jan 2019

First-Year Success Program: Student Success Hub, Student Success Hub Working Group, Office Of The Executive Vice President For Academic Affairs & Provost

General University of Maine Publications

Student success is central to UMaine's mission, values, reputation and fiscal health. Improving first-year student success is a major focus for Academic Affairs and Student Affairs in 2018-2019. The goal is to develop an integrated plan of actions that will result in improved first year student success as defined by first year retention.

Student Success Hub

Develop a set of recommendations about ways in which UMaine could develop a centrally located resource hub for students. The vision is a single location, virtual and/or in person, where students could come with questions/concerns and have them addressed no matter what the content …


First-Year Success Program: New Student Orientation, New Student Orientation Working Group, Office Of The Executive Vice President For Academic Affairs & Provost Jan 2019

First-Year Success Program: New Student Orientation, New Student Orientation Working Group, Office Of The Executive Vice President For Academic Affairs & Provost

General University of Maine Publications

Student success is central to UMaine's mission, values, reputation and fiscal health. Improving first-year student success is a major focus for Academic Affairs and Student Affairs in 2018-2019. The goal is to develop an integrated plan of actions that will result in improved first year student success as defined by first year retention.

New Student Orientation

All incoming first year students are invited to a New Student Orientation in the summer prior to the fall of their first semester. Students who start their UMaine studies in the spring semester are invited to attend an abridged version of the orientation before …


First-Year Success Program: Financial, Financial Working Group, Office Of The Executive Vice President For Academic Affairs & Provost Jan 2019

First-Year Success Program: Financial, Financial Working Group, Office Of The Executive Vice President For Academic Affairs & Provost

General University of Maine Publications

Student success is central to UMaine's mission, values, reputation and fiscal health. Improving first-year student success is a major focus for Academic Affairs and Student Affairs in 2018-2019. The goal is to develop an integrated plan of actions that will result in improved first year student success as defined by first year retention.

Financial

Develop a set of recommendations about ways financial aid might be used to increase first year student retention. In completing this work, consider the following questions:

1. What global evidence is there that financial factors impact first year retention at four-year institutions?

2. How do financial …


First-Year Student Success Initiative: Steering Committee Members, Office Of The Executive Vice President For Academic Affairs & Provost Jan 2019

First-Year Student Success Initiative: Steering Committee Members, Office Of The Executive Vice President For Academic Affairs & Provost

General University of Maine Publications

The roster of 14 University of Maine administrators, faculty members, and graduate students who served on the First-Year Student Success Initiative steering committee as it appeared on the university's website.


First-Year Student Success Initiative Webpage, Office Of The Executive Vice President For Academic Affairs & Provost Jan 2019

First-Year Student Success Initiative Webpage, Office Of The Executive Vice President For Academic Affairs & Provost

General University of Maine Publications

Student success is central to UMaine's mission, values, reputation and fiscal health. The first year of a student's academic experience has a particularly significant impact on their academic success or failure. A variety of factors contribute to students' success (or failure) in their first year. Throughout the 2018-2019 academic year the Divisions of Academic Affairs and Student Life collaborated on the development of plans to optimize the first-year student experience.

On September 27, 2018, Provost Hecker led an Academic Affairs Faculty Forum at which he shared background data and analyses related to student success and failure as well as a …


First-Year Curricula Review: Undergraduate School Of Business, Maine Business School, Undergraduate School Of Business, Maine Business School, Office Of The Executive Vice President For Academic Affairs & Provost Jan 2019

First-Year Curricula Review: Undergraduate School Of Business, Maine Business School, Undergraduate School Of Business, Maine Business School, Office Of The Executive Vice President For Academic Affairs & Provost

General University of Maine Publications

Student success is central to UMaine's mission, values, reputation and fiscal health. Improving first-year student success is a major focus for Academic Affairs and Student Affairs in 2018-2019. The goal is to develop an integrated plan of actions that will result in improved first year student success as defined by first year retention.


First-Year Curricula Review: College Of Natural Sciences, Forestry, & Agriculture, College Of Natural Sciences, Forestry, & Agriculture, Office Of The Executive Vice President For Academic Affairs & Provost Jan 2019

First-Year Curricula Review: College Of Natural Sciences, Forestry, & Agriculture, College Of Natural Sciences, Forestry, & Agriculture, Office Of The Executive Vice President For Academic Affairs & Provost

General University of Maine Publications

Student success is central to UMaine's mission, values, reputation and fiscal health. Improving first-year student success is a major focus for Academic Affairs and Student Affairs in 2018-2019. The goal is to develop an integrated plan of actions that will result in improved first year student success as defined by first year retention.


First-Year Curricula Review: College Of Education & Human Development, College Of Education & Human Development, Office Of The Executive Vice President For Academic Affairs & Provost Jan 2019

First-Year Curricula Review: College Of Education & Human Development, College Of Education & Human Development, Office Of The Executive Vice President For Academic Affairs & Provost

General University of Maine Publications

The goal of this initiative is to improve first year student success as defined by first year retention. Improved student success contributes to the fulfillment of our mission and will allow for strategic investments of resources.


First-Year Success Program: Academic Support Services, Academic Support Services Working Group, Office Of The Executive Vice President For Academic Affairs & Provost Jan 2019

First-Year Success Program: Academic Support Services, Academic Support Services Working Group, Office Of The Executive Vice President For Academic Affairs & Provost

General University of Maine Publications

Student success is central to UMaine's mission, values, reputation and fiscal health. Improving first-year student success is a major focus for Academic Affairs and Student Affairs in 2018-2019. The goal is to develop an integrated plan of actions that will result in improved first year student success as defined by first year retention.

Academic Support Services Charge

Develop a set of recommendations about ways that our student academic support services can better serve first year students. Existing services include the Writing Center, Math Den, Academic Support Services for Student Athletes, the Tutor Program, and our three TRIO programs. As you …


First-Year Success Program: Navigate Committee, Navigate Committee Working Group, Office Of The Executive Vice President For Academic Affairs & Provost Jan 2019

First-Year Success Program: Navigate Committee, Navigate Committee Working Group, Office Of The Executive Vice President For Academic Affairs & Provost

General University of Maine Publications

Student success is central to UMaine's mission, values, reputation and fiscal health. Improving first-year student success is a major focus for Academic Affairs and Student Affairs in 2018-2019. The goal is to develop an integrated plan of actions that will result in improved first year student success as defined by first year retention.


First-Year Success Program: Living Learning Communities, Living Learning Communities Working Group, Office Of The Executive Vice President For Academic Affairs & Provost Jan 2019

First-Year Success Program: Living Learning Communities, Living Learning Communities Working Group, Office Of The Executive Vice President For Academic Affairs & Provost

General University of Maine Publications

Student success is central to UMaine's mission, values, reputation and fiscal health. Improving first-year student success is a major focus for Academic Affairs and Student Affairs in 2018-2019. The goal is to develop an integrated plan of actions that will result in improved first year student success as defined by first year retention.

Living Learning Communities

Develop a set of recommendations for how living-learning communities can support first year student success at UMaine. Please consider the following questions as you complete this work.

1. What is the current status of living learning communities at UMaine?
a. How many communities are …


First-Year Curricula Review: College Of Engineering, College Of Engineering, Office Of The Executive Vice President For Academic Affairs & Provost Jan 2019

First-Year Curricula Review: College Of Engineering, College Of Engineering, Office Of The Executive Vice President For Academic Affairs & Provost

General University of Maine Publications

Student success is central to UMaine's mission, values, reputation and fiscal health. Improving first-year student success is a major focus for Academic Affairs and Student Affairs in 2018-2019. The goal is to develop an integrated plan of actions that will result in improved first year student success as defined by first year retention.


First-Year Curricula Review: College Of Liberal Arts & Sciences, College Of Liberal Arts & Sciences, Office Of The Executive Vice President For Academic Affairs & Provost Jan 2019

First-Year Curricula Review: College Of Liberal Arts & Sciences, College Of Liberal Arts & Sciences, Office Of The Executive Vice President For Academic Affairs & Provost

General University of Maine Publications

Student success is central to UMaine's mission, values, reputation and fiscal health. Improving first-year student success is a major focus for Academic Affairs and Student Affairs in 2018-2019. The goal is to develop an integrated plan of actions that will result in improved first year student success as defined by first year retention.


First-Year Success Program: Placement, Preparation, And Progress, Placement, Preparation, And Progress Working Group, Office Of The Executive Vice President For Academic Affairs & Provost Jan 2019

First-Year Success Program: Placement, Preparation, And Progress, Placement, Preparation, And Progress Working Group, Office Of The Executive Vice President For Academic Affairs & Provost

General University of Maine Publications

Student success is central to UMaine's mission, values, reputation and fiscal health. Improving first-year student success is a major focus for Academic Affairs and Student Affairs in 2018-2019. The goal is to develop an integrated plan of actions that will result in improved first year student success as defined by first year retention.

Placement, Preparation, and Progress

Develop a set of recommendations that help to address the challenge of students being academically prepared to succeed in their first-year courses. The primary focus of your recommendations should be around prerequisite mathematics skills. In addressing this charge, please explore the following questions: …


First-Year Success Program: First-Year Success Courses, First-Year Success Courses Working Group, Office Of The Executive Vice President For Academic Affairs & Provost Jan 2019

First-Year Success Program: First-Year Success Courses, First-Year Success Courses Working Group, Office Of The Executive Vice President For Academic Affairs & Provost

General University of Maine Publications

Student success is central to UMaine's mission, values, reputation and fiscal health. Improving first-year student success is a major focus for Academic Affairs and Student Affairs in 2018-2019. The goal is to develop an integrated plan of actions that will result in improved first year student success as defined by first year retention.

First-Year Success Courses

All University of Maine students have access to a so-called first year success course. Develop a set of recommendations for ways to improve the quality of students' experiences in these courses. Please consider the following questions as you complete this work.

1. What are …


First-Year Success Program: Faculty Support/Development, Faculty Support/Development Working Group, Office Of The Executive Vice President For Academic Affairs & Provost Jan 2019

First-Year Success Program: Faculty Support/Development, Faculty Support/Development Working Group, Office Of The Executive Vice President For Academic Affairs & Provost

General University of Maine Publications

Student success is central to UMaine's mission, values, reputation and fiscal health. Improving first-year student success is a major focus for Academic Affairs and Student Affairs in 2018-2019. The goal is to develop an integrated plan of actions that will result in improved first year student success as defined by first year retention.

Faculty Support/Development

There is considerable evidence that quality of instruction is a significant factor in student success. This group's charge is to develop a set of recommendations for ways to support faculty success in first year courses. Academic Affairs will provide a list showing the success rates …