Predicting persistence at university from information obtained at intake.

Autor/inn/en	De Rome, Elizabeth; Lewin, Terry
Titel	Predicting persistence at university from information obtained at intake.
Quelle	In: Higher education, (1984) 1, S.49-66Infoseite zur Zeitschrift PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	0018-1560
DOI	10.1007/BF00136530
Schlagwörter	Multivariate Analysis; Retrospective Study; Survey Data; Individual Student; Ongoing Project
Abstract	Abstract This study is part of an ongoing project investigating the first stage of the process of student transition to university. The aim of this study was to determine whether information about student approaches to making their course choices could have been used to identify those who subsequently changed or withdrew from their courses. Retrospective studies of discontinuing students have frequently identified factors based on such information as being associated with withdrawal, however there have been few attempts to use such factors in predictive studies. Multivariate analysis indicated that combinations of the information obtained could discriminate between students who persisted and those who withdrew from their studies. As the proportions of variance accounted for by these combinations were small, it was concluded that the information had value in describing types of conditions under which students were likely to be at risk, rather than in making predictions about individual students. The methodology should be of interest to other researchers as it demonstrates ways in which multivariate strategies may be applied to survey data, in this instance to identify stereotypes of students likely to behave in particular ways with regard to their enrolment.
Erfasst von	OLC
Update	2023/2/05