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Elementary and Middle and Secondary Education Administration
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The Effect Of Faculty Performance Measurement Systems On Student Retention, Timothy Woods
The Effect Of Faculty Performance Measurement Systems On Student Retention, Timothy Woods
Walden Dissertations and Doctoral Studies
Institutions of higher learning have been tracking student course-drop rates as a measure of student success along with faculty performance data. However, there is a lack of understanding as to how faculty performance data influences drop rates. The purpose of this study was to determine whether faculty knowledge of performance data creates a difference in drop rates. This study combined theories of performance measurement, decision support, self-determination theory (SDT), and personal decision making (PDM) as a conceptual foundation that linked faculty knowledge to student success. The specific research question addressed if data can be used to assist faculty efforts in …