Results 11 to 20 of about 666,549 (303)

Examining Individualism in College Student Retention Theory and Practice

Journal of College Orientation, Transition, and Retention, 2021
College student retention and completion rates correlate with the production of societal benefits such as community engagement, human capital, diverse campus communities, and social mobility.
Terron J. Phillips, Lisa Lambert Snodgrass, Ph.D.   +1 more
doaj   +1 more source

Is Teacher–Student and Student–Principal Racial/Ethnic Matching Related to Elementary School Grade Retention?

AERA Open, 2022
This study uses data from the Early Childhood Longitudinal Study, 2010–2011 to better understand the rates of grade retention during elementary school and the factors associated with this grade retention.
Christopher Redding
doaj   +1 more source

The Nexus of Service Quality, Student Satisfaction and Student Retention in Small Private Colleges in South Africa

Education Sciences, 2020
Small private colleges provide an important service to society while operating in a dynamic and competitive environment. The inability to operate in a manner that delivers desirable levels of satisfaction to students can prove fatal, more so given the ...
Chukuakadibia Eresia-Eke, Nokulunga Ngcongo, Tumelo Ntsoane   +2 more
doaj   +1 more source

VALIDATING Pathways to Student Success and Retention

Journal of College Orientation, Transition, and Retention, 2021
Retention interventions focus on support programs, measures of success, and demographics. This study offers an alternate student-based narrative relative to student college preparation and self-diagnosed functionalities and compatibilities.
Neva Lozada, Paul Croft
doaj   +1 more source

The effect of problem based learning by cognitive style on critical thinking skills and student retention

Journal of Technology and Science Education, 2020
The purpose of this research is to compare the effectiveness of learning models to develop student critical thinking skills and retention in mathematics through the application of Problem Based Learning (PBL) models and multimedia assisted Direct ...
Syamsul Arifin, Punadji Setyosari, Cholis Sa’dijah, Dedi Kuswandi   +3 more
doaj   +1 more source

A Comparison of Three Assessment Types on Student Engagement and Content Knowledge in Online Instruction

Online Learning, 2022
The research described in this article focuses on determining the effectiveness of Bongo in promoting student retention of concepts in online learning.
Lynda Randall, Jessica Jaynes
doaj   +1 more source

Sharing the Burden of Student Success:

Journal of College Orientation, Transition, and Retention, 2022
One barrier to student success and retention is not seeking help before a problem becomes unmanageable. The focus of this paper is to describe how the implementation of a social capital development program integrated with institutional problem ...
Robert Heckrote
doaj   +1 more source

Enhancing the early student experience [PDF]

, 2006
This paper is concerned with identifying how the early student experience can be enhanced in order to improve levels of student retention and achievement.
Astin A. W., Becher T., Biggs J., Blythman M., Boud D., Brown G., Carole A. Roberts, Cowan J., Earwaker J., Eileen Trotter, Fitzgibbon K., Floud R., George J., Glesne C., Gutteridge R., Heywood J., Higher Education Funding Council for England (HEFCE), Hudson B., Jaques D., Johnson G. M., Johnston V., Jones P. C., Kolb D. A., Krause K.‐L., Light G., Martinez P., McInnis C., McInnis C., Mortiboys A., Neumann R., Pascarella E. T., Raaheim K., Tinto V., Tinto V., Yorke M., Yorke M.   +35 more
core   +3 more sources

Enhancing student retention

Iberoamerican Business Journal, 2021
In a study I conducted in local private higher education institutions, it was observed that the most important reasons for student retention are outstanding personalized attention by tutors, school authorities, staff and professors, followed by the economic factor and academic achievement.
openaire   +2 more sources

Amotivation: A Key Predictor of College GPA, College Match, and First-Year Retention

International Journal of Educational Psychology, 2022
Two studies examined the relationships between motivational orientation, college student success, and first-year retention.  In Study 1, 523 college students completed measures of motivational orientation and student success.
Jill M. Norvilitis, Howard M. Reid, Karen O'Quin   +2 more
doaj   +3 more sources