“…Consequently, these students lose their motivation to continue or have issues due to their external locus of control and become at risk of being dismissed from their institution(s). Although a student's cognitive abilities such as testing and academics can be a huge determining factor of why they are failing, issues from a student's non-cognitive abilities have been known to negatively affect student persistence (Arcand & LeBlanc, 2012;Sommerfeld, 2011;Gore, 2010;Kamphoff et al, 2007;Isaak, Graves & Mayers, 2007;Tovar & Simon, 2006). These non-cognitive abilities often include a student's motivation, adjustment or transition to college life, academic, professional and personal behaviors, and attitudes that are distinctive from the traditional quantitative areas measurements of ability or achievement tests (Sommerfeld, 2011;Gore, 2010;Isaak, Graves & Mayers, 2007).…”