The Road to Retention Passes through First Year Academic Performance: A Meta-Analytic Path Analysis of Academic Performance and Persistence

Autor/inn/en	Westrick, Paul A.; Schmidt, Frank L.; Le, Huy; Robbins, Steven B.; Radunzel, Justine M. R.
Titel	The Road to Retention Passes through First Year Academic Performance: A Meta-Analytic Path Analysis of Academic Performance and Persistence
Quelle	In: Educational Assessment, 26 (2021) 1, S.35-51 (17 Seiten)Infoseite zur Zeitschrift PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	1062-7197
DOI	10.1080/10627197.2020.1848423
Schlagwörter	Meta Analysis; Academic Achievement; Academic Persistence; Grade Point Average; Socioeconomic Status; College Freshmen; Path Analysis; School Holding Power; Family Income; Scores; Error of Measurement; High Schools; College Entrance Examinations; Longitudinal Studies; Predictor Variables; ACT Assessment + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Meta-analysis; Metaanalyse; Schulleistung; Socio-economic status; Sozioökonomischer Status; Studienanfänger; Pfadanalyse; Familieneinkommen; Messfehler; High school; Oberschule; Aufnahmeprüfung; Longitudinal study; Longitudinal method; Longitudinal methods; Längsschnittuntersuchung; Prädiktor; Assessment; Eignungsprüfung; Eignungstest; Hochschulzulassung
Abstract	This meta-analytic path analysis presents evidence that first-year academic performance (FYAP), measured by first-year grade point average (FYGPA) plays the major role in determining second-year student retention and that socioeconomic status (SES), measured by parental income, plays a negligible role. Based on large sample data used in a previous study, we conducted additional analyses that included corrections for measurement error and created path models using precollege academic achievement, measured by ACT Composite scores and high school GPA (HSGPA), and SES to predict FYAP and then second-year retention. Precollege academic performances had direct effects on FYAP, and FYAP fully mediated their effects on second-year retention. SES did not contribute to the prediction of FYAP, and it had only a trivial effect on second-year retention. The results of this study point to the criticality of FYAP, and supporting first-year student academic success may serve as the central vehicle for retention efforts. (As Provided).
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