Predicting freshman persistence and voluntary dropout decisions: A replication.

Autor/inn/en	Terenzini, Patrick T.; Lorang, Wendell G.; Pascarella, Ernest T.
Titel	Predicting freshman persistence and voluntary dropout decisions: A replication.
Quelle	In: Research in higher education, (1981) 2, S.109-127Infoseite zur Zeitschrift PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	0361-0365
DOI	10.1007/BF00979592
Schlagwörter	Faculty Member; Original Study; Predictive Validity; Classification Procedure; Institutional Difference
Abstract	Abstract This paper describes the results of a replication of a study testing the predictive validity of a 34-item instrument designed to assess the fundamental constructs of Tinto's model of college student attrition. A design, variables, and analytical procedures virtually identical to those of the original study (done at a large independent university) were used, and this research was conducted at a large public university. The five-factor structure, found in the original study to underlie the 34 items, was replicated almost exactly. As in the earlier work, the Institutional and Goal Commitment Scale was a significant predictor of attendance behavior even after controlling for a variety of students' precollege characteristics. Potential institutional differences in faculty members' influence on retention were identified. A cross-validation classification procedure suggests the five factors are reasonably stable predictors of attrition.
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Update	2023/2/05