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Ulmer, Ward; Means, Darris R.; Cawthon, Tony W.; Kristensen, Sheryl A. – Journal of College Student Retention: Research, Theory & Practice, 2016
This study explores whether performance in remedial English and remedial math is a predictor of success in a college-level introduction English or college-level math class; and whether demographic variables increase the likelihood of remedial English and remedial math as a predictor of success in a college-level introduction English or…
Descriptors: Investigations, Remedial Instruction, Remedial Reading, Remedial Mathematics
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Soria, Krista M.; Stubblefield, Robin – Journal of College Student Retention: Research, Theory & Practice, 2015
This goal of this study was to examine the benefits of a campus-wide initiative to build first-year students' strengths awareness. The results of a survey of the first-year class (n?=?1,421) suggest a positive and significant relationship between students' strengths awareness and their belief that the strengths initiatives on campus positively…
Descriptors: College Freshmen, Student Attitudes, Group Membership, Interpersonal Relationship
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Johnson, James E.; Wessel, Roger D.; Pierce, David A. – Journal of College Student Retention: Research, Theory & Practice, 2013
The population of 674 first-year student-athletes culled from 5 successive freshman classes (2004-2008) at a mid-size midwestern university was examined to determine what combination of demographic, academic, and athletic variables best predicted retention into the 2nd academic year. The dependent variable of retention was chosen because it is a…
Descriptors: Academic Persistence, College Freshmen, Demography, Academic Achievement