Examining Student Under- and Overperformance in College to Identify Risk of Attrition

Autor/inn/en	Shaw, Emily J.; Mattern, Krista D.
Titel	Examining Student Under- and Overperformance in College to Identify Risk of Attrition
Quelle	In: Educational Assessment, 18 (2013) 4, S.251-268 (18 Seiten)Infoseite zur Zeitschrift PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	1062-7197
DOI	10.1080/10627197.2013.846676
Schlagwörter	College Students; High Achievement; Low Achievement; Student Attrition; Grade Point Average; Scores; College Entrance Examinations; School Holding Power; Institutional Characteristics; Hierarchical Linear Modeling; Predictor Variables; SAT (College Admission Test) + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Collegestudent; Unterdurchschnittliche Leistung; Schülerbeurlaubung; Aufnahmeprüfung; Prädiktor
Abstract	This study explores the value in using the difference between a student's predicted first-year grade point average (FYGPA), based on high school grade point average and SAT scores, and their observed FYGPA, namely, their FYGPA residual, as a tool in identifying those at risk for leaving an institution. Specifically, this study examined whether college students who did not perform as expected (earned higher or lower 1st-year grades) were more likely to leave their institution. Based on a large national sample, hierarchical generalized linear modeling was employed to model the relationship between a student's FYGPA residual and retention in college, taking into account both relevant student and institutional characteristics. Results showed that both under- and overperforming students were more likely to leave after their 2nd-, 3rd-, and 4th-year of college as compared to their academically similar peers who performed as expected. Recommendations for postsecondary institutions to incorporate this information as part of a cost-effective and efficient detection tool to identify students that may be at risk for not completing their degrees and to help improve institutional retention rates are provided. (As Provided).
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Update	2017/4/10