PLS. CUT ABSTRACTS BY 67 WORDS TOTAL Abstract:This article reports on a causal-comparative study of 1,425 students constituting the entire cohort of 1992 entering freshman at the University of Texas Pan American (UTPA). The study compares the characteristics of the cohort who left UTPA before graduation, those who were retained and graduated within 6 years, those who left and did not return, and those who returned and ultimately graduated from the institution. Using persistence models, the study reveals a pattern of student behavior and student characteristics to each group that provides indications of how to identify and assist students in danger of not completing their education.Resumen: Este manuscrito es un reporte causal-comparativo de 1,425 estudiantes, los cuales constituyeron el grupo total de los estudiantes de primer año en la Universidad Pan Americana de Texas (UTPA) en 1992. El estudio compara las características del grupo que dejó UTPA antes de graduarse, los que se quedaron y se graduaron en 6 años, aquellos que dejaron la institución y se dieron de baja, y los que regresaron a la institución y se graduaron. Usando modelos de persistencia, este estudio revela un patrón de conducta estudiantil y características de los estudiantes en cada grupo, lo cual proporciona indicadores para identificar y asistir a estudiantes que se encuentren en peligro de no terminar su educación.
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