Predictors of First-Year Sultan Qaboos University Students' Grade Point Average

Autor/inn/en	Alkhausi, Hussain Ali; Al-Yahmadi, Hamad; Al-Kalbani, Muna; Clayton, David; Al-Barwani, Thuwayba; Al-Sulaimani, Humaira; Neisler, Otherine; Khan, Mohammad Athar
Titel	Predictors of First-Year Sultan Qaboos University Students' Grade Point Average
Quelle	In: Journal of Education and Practice, 6 (2015) 12, S.121-127 (8 Seiten) PDF als Volltext kostenfreie Datei Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	2222-1735
Schlagwörter	Foreign Countries; Predictor Variables; Grade Point Average; College Freshmen; College Readiness; Scores; Achievement Tests; Thinking Skills; Critical Thinking; Student Motivation; Learning Strategies; Gender Differences; Institutional Characteristics; Multiple Regression Analysis; Goal Orientation; Statistical Analysis; Questionnaires; Student Surveys; Oman; Motivated Strategies for Learning Questionnaire; California Critical Thinking Skills Test (College) + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Ausland; Prädiktor; Studienanfänger; Achievement test; Achievement; Testing; Test; Tests; Leistungsbeurteilung; Leistungsüberprüfung; Leistung; Testdurchführung; Testen; Denkfähigkeit; Kritisches Denken; Schulische Motivation; Learning methode; Learning techniques; Lernmethode; Lernstrategie; Geschlechterkonflikt; Zielorientierung; Zielvorstellung; Statistische Analyse; Fragebogen; Schülerbefragung
Abstract	This study investigated predictors of first-year university grade point average (GPA) using academic and nonacademic variables. Data were collected from 1511 Omani students selected conveniently from the population of students entering Sultan Qaboos University (SQU) in Fall 2010. Variables considered in the analysis were general education diploma average score, university readiness, critical thinking skills, motivational traits, learning strategies, gender, type of school education, type of first admitted college, and overall performance on the foundation placement tests. Results of the stepwise multiple linear regression analysis indicated that the final full model included general education diploma average score, gender, overall performance on the foundation placement tests, type of college, extrinsic goal orientation, university readiness, and critical thinking as collectively statistically significant predictors of the grade point average; accounting for 26.8% of the variance in the grade point average. Research and practical implications for the study of university student success are discussed. (As Provided).
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Update	2020/1/01