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Modeling The Progress And Retention Of International Students Using Markov Chains, Lucas Gagne
Modeling The Progress And Retention Of International Students Using Markov Chains, Lucas Gagne
Williams Honors College, Honors Research Projects
International students are a small and diverse student population present in any sizable American university. One of the greatest obstacles in their path is the acquisition of the English language. English for Academic Purposes (EAP) programs, such as the English Language Institute (ELI) at the University of Akron, attempt to address this problem. By studying how this student population progresses in their academic studies, EAP programs and their associated universities can make well-informed decisions on how best to serve their English Language Learners. One way to study International students is through the use of a Markov model based on university …