Early dropout and retention of students are critical problems in both secondary and higher education. Existing models that predict the intention to drop out require the incorporation of complex variables strongly related to student success, such as self ...
Fabiola Sáez-Delgado +5 more
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Negative life events, self-efficacy, and social support: Risk and protective factors for school dropout intentions and dropout. [PDF]
Prior studies have noted several risk and protective factors for school dropout; however, only a few have examined longer-term vulnerabilities alongside temporary risk and protective factors. Consequently, we focused on the role that both stable and time-varying psychosocial risk and protective factors play in dropout intentions and actual dropout ...
Samuel, Robin, Burger, Kaspar
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Modeling American Graduate Students’ Perceptions Predicting Dropout Intentions [PDF]
Aim/Purpose: Dropout is a critical problem in graduate college programs across disciplines and institutions. Yet relatively little research has assessed graduate students’ motivations for dropping out across disciplines, or systematically modeled perceptions that contribute to dropout intentions.
Patricia L. Hardre +3 more
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Validation study for the Academic Maladjustment Questionnaire on a Romanian sample
IntroductionThe problem of academic dropout in the first year of studies represents an important issue for higher education, in that it accounts for an important indicator of quality but also for the negative consequences it produces on individual ...
Ana-Maria Cazan +5 more
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ACADEMIC SKILLS SELF-EFFICACY AND COLLEGEGOING OUTCOME EXPECTATIONS AS PREDICTORS OF UNDERGRADUATES’ SATISFACTION WITH THEIR CHOSEN AREA OF STUDY AND DROPOUT INTENTIONS [PDF]
Building on the integrative model from the Social Cognitive Career Theory, the present study investigates in a longitudinal approach the association between students’ academic skills self-efficacy, college-going outcome expectations, and intention to ...
Raluca LIVINŢI, Dragoş ILIESCU
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Learning Negotiating Behavior Between Cars in Intersections using Deep Q-Learning [PDF]
This paper concerns automated vehicles negotiating with other vehicles, typically human driven, in crossings with the goal to find a decision algorithm by learning typical behaviors of other vehicles.
Ali, Mohammad +4 more
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Internet-based CBT for depression with and without telephone tracking in a national helpline: randomised controlled trial [PDF]
BACKGROUND Telephone helplines are frequently and repeatedly used by individuals with chronic mental health problems and web interventions may be an effective tool for reducing depression in this population. AIM To evaluate the effectiveness of a 6 week,
Christensen, Helen +3 more
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Attention control comparisons with SLT for people with aphasia following stroke: methodological concerns raised following a systematic review [PDF]
Objective: Attention control comparisons in trials of stroke rehabilitation require care to minimize the risk of comparison choice bias. We compared the similarities and differences in SLT and social support control interventions for people with aphasia.
Brady, Marian C. +5 more
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AbstractIntroductionAs early school leaving and dropping out from education pose a challenge for later life adjustment, it is important to identify antecedent factors for the risk of school dropout to tailor individual support for adolescents. Consequently, this study examines the role of adolescents' motivational beliefs and behaviors (i.e., success ...
Lindfors, Heidi +5 more
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Psychosocial factors as predictors of dropout in ultra-trailers. [PDF]
OBJECTIVE:Although research on the physiological and psychological factors of endurance performance has been extensive, the factors related to dropping out of ultra-trail races have not been well documented.
Karine Corrion +5 more
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