Understanding Retention and College Student Bodies: Differences Between Drop-Outs, Stop-Outs, Opt-Outs, and Transfer-Outs

Hoyt, Jeff E.; Winn, Bradley A.

doi:10.2202/1949-6605.1351

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“…This confirms other research about student persistence behavior (Hoyt & Winn, 2004). Likewise, Hu and Kuh (2002) also noted first-generation students were more likely to be disengaged in intellectual pursuits than were their peers.…”

Section: First-generation Studentssupporting

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Engagement in the first year as a predictor of academic achievement and persistence of first-year students.

Schlinsog¹

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Evan and Matthew, my junior research assistants who offered writing breaks at almost always the exact right moment. And toMarvin and Ann, who gave this first-generation student the kick-in-the-pants he needed to go to college. well prepared in terms of high school GPA and ACT, typically earned a lower v first-year GPA and fewer credits, and were less likely to persist and to graduate compared to continuing-generation students. Those that did graduate, however, did so with a similar GPA to continuing-generation students. The significant predictors of academic achievement at the end of the first year of college were high school GPA and ACT. High school GPA and ACT were also significant predictors of the likelihood of persistence and graduation within six years.Surprisingly, engagement did not emerge as a predictor of the likelihood of persistence or graduation for either first-generation or continuing-generation students nor were there significant differences in engagement between firstgeneration and continuing-generation students. Significant differences in engagement did, however, emerge according to ethnicity and gender with students of color indicating higher levels of engagement than White students and women being more engaged than men. Implications for practice and suggestions for future research are also considered.vi

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“…Students tend to make departure decisions early in their first year of college, sometimes even in the first 4-6 weeks of the fall semester or earlier (Hoyt & Winn, 2004;Ishitani & Desjardins, 2002;Whiteley, 2002;Woosley, 2003). Firstyear students face the most critical challenges in connecting and integrating with the institution.…”

Section: First-year Studentsmentioning

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Engagement in the first year as a predictor of academic achievement and persistence of first-year students.

Schlinsog¹

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“…The results for the other measure of educational attainment indicate that being a transfer student reduces the probability of graduation by 11 percent, supporting the research of Hoyt & Winn (2004) regarding higher drop-out rates. The results also indicate differences in the graduation rates based on the demographic variables, with the older students and female students being more likely to graduate and non-white students less likely to graduate compared to white students.…”

Section: International Journal Of Academic Research In Economics and supporting

confidence: 70%

“…In a series of articles, Hilmer (1997Hilmer ( , 1999Hilmer ( and 2002 addressed the more general issue of whether previous college transfer experience has an impact on the labor market earnings of university graduates. Regarding consistency of performance, Hoyt & Winn (2004) asserts that transfer students are much more likely to drop out and have lower GPAs compared to the traditional students. However, Johnson (2005) argues there is no statistical evidence for a difference in the performance of transfer and regular students as measured by the GPA adjusted for precollege variables.…”

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Comparing the Academic Success of Community College Transfer Students versus Traditional Four Year Students

Mondal

Galbraith

2015

IJAREMS

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According to 2014 NMC Horizon Report, the fastest growing jobs in the United Sates in the next 10 years will require college degrees. Community College student enrollment has already increased more than 53% over the last 20 years to attempt to meet this demand (National Association of College and University Business Officers). Some reasons for the increasing trend of students starting their post-secondary education at community colleges may include cost reduction and general preparedness for post-secondary education. Our study analyzes the characteristics of transfers versus traditional students in terms of: GPA, graduation rates and multiple demographic characteristics. This research aims at comparing the academic performance of transfer students versus traditional 4 year students at a singular university, in the areas of graduation rates, timeframes and overall Grade Point Average.

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“…Some students make decisions in regards to departure early in their first year of studies. These decisions are sometimes made just 4-6 weeks into the fall semester 10 . First year students can face critical and sometimes overwhelming challenges trying to connect and integrate themselves into a university setting.…”

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Identifying Factors Impacting First-year Persistence in Computer Graphics Technology

McCrae¹,

Fernandez²

2015 ASEE Annual Conference and Exposition Proceedings

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Eric McCrae is a senior graphic designer and web developer at Blue Octopus Printing Company, a large printing and mailing facility in Indianapolis, Indiana. He has over 17 years experience in the printing and mailing industry specializing in graphic design for print and mail marketing. Eric is the father of 1 and husband to Mia the love of his life. Identifying Factors Impacting First Year Persistence in Computer Graphics Technology AbstractThe retention of students is a goal that all universities strive to achieve. With more and more emphasis placed on degree completion, retaining students becomes even more important. University faculty and staff continually try to identify what possible factors affect a student's decision to remain in their chosen field of study. Faculty in the Computer Graphics Technology (CGT) program are concerned with what factors, if any, affect the persistence of students in the CGT program. The goal of this study was to determine if personal factors such as gender and being a first-generation student and/or academic factors such as admission status, semester course load, and academic grades are related to the first-year persistence of CGT students.Results indicate that first semester performance is a significant indicator of persistence. Gender, first generation student, and admission status were not found to be significant indicators. This points out the importance of efforts focused on students in their first semester of college.

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Understanding Retention and College Student Bodies: Differences Between Drop-Outs, Stop-Outs, Opt-Outs, and Transfer-Outs

Cited by 54 publications

References 28 publications

Engagement in the first year as a predictor of academic achievement and persistence of first-year students.

Engagement in the first year as a predictor of academic achievement and persistence of first-year students.

Comparing the Academic Success of Community College Transfer Students versus Traditional Four Year Students

Identifying Factors Impacting First-year Persistence in Computer Graphics Technology

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