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| Autor/inn/en | Cooper, Stewart E.; Robinson, Debra A. G. |
|---|---|
| Titel | Assessing Successful Adaptation to College. |
| Quelle | (1988), (15 Seiten)
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| Sprache | englisch |
| Dokumenttyp | gedruckt; online; Monographie |
| Schlagwörter | College Freshmen; Engineering Education; Expectation; Higher Education; Majors (Students); Science Education; Student Adjustment; Student Attitudes; Test Validity; Student Adaptation to College Questionnaire |
| Abstract | This study was conducted to investigate the expected and actual adjustment of a select sample of students, engineering and science majors, at a public university in a rural midwestern community. Matriculating freshmen (N=247) who were engineering and science students completed the anticipated adjustment form of the Student Adaptation to College Questionnaire (SACQ) during a freshman orientation program and completed the actual adjustment form of the SACQ in October of their freshman year. The results were consistent with findings from previous studies in that the students, as a group, experienced a substantial decrease in actual adjustment as compared to expected adjustment. Subjects showed a particularly large discrepancy in the academic adjustment category. Examination of data from normative institutions and from this particular institution suggests that this was caused by lower scores on actual adjustment rather than by overly high expectations prior to college entry. It appeared that the engineering and science students tested in this study experienced one aspect of the freshman myth more intensely than did students in previous studies. The findings support the use of the SACQ as a measure of college adjustment for engineering and science students. (NB) |
| Erfasst von | ERIC (Education Resources Information Center), Washington, DC |
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