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How Sound Is NSSE? Investigating the Psychometric Properties of NSSE at a Public, Research-Extensive Institution
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Campbell, Corbin M.; Cabrera, Alberto F. – Review of Higher Education, 2011
The National Survey of Student Engagement (NSSE) Benchmarks has emerged as a competing paradigm for assessing institutional effectiveness vis-a-vis the U.S. News & World Report. However, Porter (2009) has critiqued it for failing to meet validity and reliability standards. This study investigated whether the NSSE five benchmarks had construct…
Descriptors: National Surveys, Student Surveys, Learner Engagement, College Seniors
The Convergence between Two Theories of College Persistence. ASHE Annual Meeting Paper.
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Cabrera, Alberto F.; And Others – 1990
This study tested the convergent and discriminant validity between two theories of college persistence: the Student Attrition Model and the Student Integration Model. The study examined conceptual similarities for each theory to explain departure decisions and examined how both theoretical frameworks enhanced the understanding of the processes…
Descriptors: Academic Persistence, Decision Making, Discriminant Analysis, Higher Education
Determinants of Persistence: The Inclusion and Testing of Ability To Pay Factors in Tinto's Model of Student Attrition. ASHE Annual Meeting Paper.
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Cabrera, Alberto F.; And Others – 1990
The study empirically examines the effects of economic and non-economic variables on college persistence by presenting a causal model that relies on both economic theory and V. Tinto's Student Integration Model in order to enhance an understanding of the role of finances on the college persistence process. Analyses conducted upon a sample of 466…
Descriptors: Academic Persistence, Economic Factors, Educational Economics, Higher Education