ERIC Number: ED531721
Record Type: Non-Journal
Publication Date: 2010-Aug
Pages: 19
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International Academic Success: Institutional Planning & Analysis
Hamilton, Kristen; Kennedy, Matthew; Crespin-Mueller, Dorys
Association for Institutional Research (NJ1), Paper presented at the Annual Forum of the Association for Institutional Research (51st, Toronto, Ontario, May 21-25, 2011)
This study was requested by the Senate International Affairs Committee. The research questions included: (1) What factors affect the cumulative GPA (CGPA) of International students at TRU?; (2) What factors affect the retention of International students at TRU?; and (3) Are Student Success Courses among the significant factors for GPA and retention? The study included 6,051 International students who were enrolled at TRU from 1999/00 to 2009/10 (117 of whom took Student Success Courses). Participation in the Student Success Courses was not found to have a significant effect on either cumulative GPA or retention. The most significant factor affecting cumulative GPA was first term GPA; the most significant factor affecting student retention was cumulative GPA. Appended are: (1) Research Plan; and (2) Variables Included in the Analysis. (Contains 10 tables, 4 figures and 7 footnotes.) [This paper was prepared for the Senate International Affairs Committee.]
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Foreign Students, Academic Support Services, Program Effectiveness, School Holding Power, Academic Persistence, Prior Learning, Educational Experience, Grade Point Average, Predictor Variables
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Publication Type: Reports - Research; Speeches/Meeting Papers
Education Level: Higher Education
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Language: English
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Identifiers - Location: Canada; China; India; Japan; Saudi Arabia; South Korea; Taiwan
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