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Download full textElise Kokenge; Laura B. Holyoke – American Association for Adult and Continuing Education, 2023
A comparative longitudinal data analysis between two online non-thesis master's programs--natural resource management and environmental science--in a college of natural resources to determine the relationship between student characteristics and disenrollment risks. Risks varied between the two programs, with significance found to increase the risk…
Descriptors: Electronic Learning, Graduate Students, Longitudinal Studies, Data Analysis
Direct linkGemmell, Isla; Harrison, Roger – Open Learning, 2023
The gender and ethnicity attainment gap among undergraduate students in UK higher education is well documented. However, there is very little research examining the international attainment gap despite many universities acknowledging that international students achieve lower grades than home students. Furthermore, evidence for international…
Descriptors: Foreign Students, Achievement Gap, Online Courses, Graduate Students
Kovacevic, Milan – Curriculum Journal, 2022
Whether a broad undergraduate curriculum prepares students well for academic and professional specialization is a much-debated question. This discussion is particularly relevant in the context of European liberal arts bachelor's programmes, which recently re-emerged as an exception to the continental norm of specialized undergraduate curricula.…
Descriptors: Liberal Arts, Masters Programs, Graduate Students, Dropout Rate
Abdullah, Nauman A.; Mirza, Munawar S. – Open Praxis, 2018
Academic performance of students has always been the area of concern for educational institutions as it is a key indicator of institutional quality. In order to have a better quality output the higher education institutions set some admission criteria such as scores on specified international standardized tests, previous academic qualifications,…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Distance Education, Academic Achievement, Masters Programs
Li, Kuiyuan; Stone, Erin; Seals, Samantha R. – International Journal on E-Learning, 2022
Due to COVID-19, all courses at a regional comprehensive university in the southeastern United States transitioned online and were delivered remotely in the latter half of the spring semester of 2020. In this study, students' performance data from four graduate programs in social sciences and two graduate mathematics programs for the spring…
Descriptors: COVID-19, Pandemics, Electronic Learning, Masters Programs
Fedynich, LaVonne – Research in Higher Education Journal, 2017
This article discussed the accuracy of nationally normed entrance examinations such as the Millers Analogy Test and the Graduate Record Examination at predicting graduate student academic success in Master's and Doctoral programs. Academic success was defined as maintaining the required minimum or higher graduate program grade point average and…
Descriptors: Graduate Students, Academic Achievement, College Entrance Examinations, Graduate Study
Schuman, Donna L.; Parekh, Rupal M.; Fields, Noelle L.; Woody, Deborah; Miller, Vivian J. – Journal of Teaching in Social Work, 2021
Much research exists to support the positive effects of mentorship programs on improving grades and retention rates for MSW students. With the rapid growth in online MSW programs, the need to provide mentorship in electronic formats is also increasing. This retrospective longitudinal study examines the impact of an electronically delivered…
Descriptors: At Risk Students, First Generation College Students, Disproportionate Representation, Graduate Students
Cummings, Sherry M.; Chaffin, Kate M.; Milam, Allison – Journal of Social Work Education, 2019
The purpose of the current study was to compare 5 years of educational outcome data for online and face-to-face MSSW students (N=883) who graduated from University of Tennessee Knoxville College of Social Work. Students' knowledge (comprehensive exam scores, grade point averages), skills (field evaluation scores), and perception of their graduate…
Descriptors: Comparative Analysis, Online Courses, Social Work, Counselor Training
Michalski, Daniel S.; Cope, Caroline; Fowler, Garth A. – American Psychological Association, 2019
The 2019 Graduate Study in Psychology Summary Report reflects data collected from nearly 500 departments and programs offering master's and doctoral degrees in psychology and related training. Participating departments and programs are listed in the annual Graduate Study in Psychology book and online subscription database, "Graduate Study…
Descriptors: Graduate Study, Graduate Students, College Admission, College Applicants
Buckless, Frank; Krawczyk, Kathy – Accounting Education, 2016
This paper examines whether the use of student engagement (SE) information as part of the admissions process can help us to predict student academic success in Master of Accounting (MAC) programs. The association of SE, undergraduate grade point average (UGPA), and Graduate Management Admissions Test (GMAT) score to academic performance was tested…
Descriptors: Learner Engagement, Graduate Students, Masters Programs, Accounting
Dakduk, Silvana; Malavé, José; Torres, Carmen Cecilia; Montesinos, Hugo; Michelena, Laura – SAGE Open, 2016
This paper reports a review of studies on admission criteria for MBA programs. The method consisted in a literary review based on a systematic search in international databases (Emerald, ABI/INFORM Global, ProQuest Education Journals, ProQuest European Business, ProQuest Science Journal, ProQuest Research Library, ProQuest Psychology Journals,…
Descriptors: Admission Criteria, Masters Programs, Business Administration Education, Grade Point Average
Pratt, William R. – Journal of Education for Business, 2015
Within this study the author examines factors commonly employed as master of business administration applicant evaluation criteria to see if these criteria are important in determining an applicant's potential for success. The findings indicate that the Graduate Management Admissions Test (GMAT) is not a significant predictor of student success…
Descriptors: Masters Programs, Graduate Students, Business Administration Education, College Admission
Newhouse, Noelle K.; Cerniak, Jessica – Online Learning, 2016
Research examining factors contributing to online students' success typically focuses on a single point in time or completion of a single course, as well as individual difference variables, such as learning style or motivation, that may predispose a student to succeed. However, research concerning longer term online student outcomes, such as…
Descriptors: Grade Point Average, Psychology, Online Courses, Graduate Students
Bruce, Scott L.; Crawford, Elizabeth; Wilkerson, Gary B.; Rausch, David; Dale, R. Barry; Harris, Martina – Athletic Training Education Journal, 2016
Context: A common goal of professional education programs is to recruit the students best suited for the professional career. Selection of students can be a difficult process, especially if the number of qualified candidates exceeds the number of available positions. The ability to predict academic success in any profession has been a challenging…
Descriptors: Masters Programs, Allied Health Occupations Education, Athletics, College Admission
Calisir, Fethi; Basak, Ecem; Comertoglu, Sevinc – College Student Journal, 2016
The purpose of this study is to investigate the factors affecting academic achievement of the master's students who are enrolling in the executive engineering management master's programs in Turkey. These factors include admission requirements (entrance examination, undergraduate grade point average, English proficiency) and demographic attributes…
Descriptors: Prediction, Academic Achievement, Graduate Students, Management Development
