A Quantitative Analysis of the Relationship of a Non-Traditional New Student Orientation in an Urban Community College with Student Retention and Grade Point Average among Ethnic Groups

Autor/in	Martinez, Vesta Wheatley
Titel	A Quantitative Analysis of the Relationship of a Non-Traditional New Student Orientation in an Urban Community College with Student Retention and Grade Point Average among Ethnic Groups
Quelle	(2010), (104 Seiten) PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit Ed.D. Dissertation, University of North Texas
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Monographie
ISBN	978-1-1245-7893-4
Schlagwörter	Hochschulschrift; Dissertation; Nontraditional Students; Two Year College Students; Community Colleges; Urban Schools; School Orientation; School Holding Power; Grade Point Average; Ethnic Groups; Statistical Analysis; African American Students; Hispanic American Students; White Students; Comparative Analysis; Texas + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Thesis; Dissertations; Academic thesis; Community college; Community College; Urban area; Urban areas; School; Schools; Stadtregion; Stadt; Schule; Ethnie; Statistische Analyse; African Americans; Student; Students; Afroamerikaner; Schüler; Schülerin; Studentin; Hispanic; Hispanic Americans; Hispanoamerikaner
Abstract	This quantitative study examined relationships of attending a new student orientation program related to student retention and academic success. A research group of 464 students of Tarrant County College Northwest, a community college campus in Fort Worth, Texas, who voluntarily attended a 2-hour pre-semester new student orientation program was compared to a group of 464 students on the same campus who did not attend the program. Comparisons were made with regard to retention and GPA. Ethnic ratios of both groups are 4% Black, 26% Hispanic, 66% White, and 4% other ethnicities. Chi square data analysis was utilized to determine if statistically significant differences relating to student retention existed between the groups. The independent t-test was used to compare means of calculated GPAs between groups. A one-way ANOVA was used to compare the means of GPAs for ethnic sub-groups. The total group and the Black sub-group showed statistically significant higher levels of second-semester retention (total group p = 0.018; Black sub-group p = 0.008) and higher calculated GPAs (total group p = 0.016; Black sub-group p = 0.019). No statistically significant results were found among Hispanic students. [The dissertation citations contained here are published with the permission of ProQuest LLC. Further reproduction is prohibited without permission. Copies of dissertations may be obtained by Telephone (800) 1-800-521-0600. Web page: http://www.proquest.com/en-US/products/dissertations/individuals.shtml.] (As Provided).
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Update	2017/4/10