ERIC Number: EJ1080673
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2015
Pages: 8
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ISSN: ISSN-2222-1735
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Predictors of First-Year Sultan Qaboos University Students' Grade Point Average
Alkhausi, Hussain Ali; Al-Yahmadi, Hamad; Al-Kalbani, Muna; Clayton, David; Al-Barwani, Thuwayba; Al-Sulaimani, Humaira; Neisler, Otherine; Khan, Mohammad Athar
Journal of Education and Practice, v6 n12 p121-127 2015
This study investigated predictors of first-year university grade point average (GPA) using academic and nonacademic variables. Data were collected from 1511 Omani students selected conveniently from the population of students entering Sultan Qaboos University (SQU) in Fall 2010. Variables considered in the analysis were general education diploma average score, university readiness, critical thinking skills, motivational traits, learning strategies, gender, type of school education, type of first admitted college, and overall performance on the foundation placement tests. Results of the stepwise multiple linear regression analysis indicated that the final full model included general education diploma average score, gender, overall performance on the foundation placement tests, type of college, extrinsic goal orientation, university readiness, and critical thinking as collectively statistically significant predictors of the grade point average; accounting for 26.8% of the variance in the grade point average. Research and practical implications for the study of university student success are discussed.
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Predictor Variables, Grade Point Average, College Freshmen, College Readiness, Scores, Achievement Tests, Thinking Skills, Critical Thinking, Student Motivation, Learning Strategies, Gender Differences, Institutional Characteristics, Tests, Multiple Regression Analysis, Goal Orientation, Statistical Analysis, Questionnaires, Student Surveys
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Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
Education Level: Higher Education; Postsecondary Education
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Language: English
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Identifiers - Location: Oman
Identifiers - Assessments and Surveys: Motivated Strategies for Learning Questionnaire; California Critical Thinking Skills Test (College)
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