NotesFAQContact Us
Collection
Advanced
Search Tips
Showing all 2 results Save | Export
Peer reviewed Peer reviewed
PDF on ERIC Download full text
Burley, Hansel; Butner, Bonita; Anderson, Connie Wilson; Siwatu, Kamau Oginga – NADE Digest, 2009
This study used the National Educational Longitudinal Study: 88 /2000 (NELS 88: /2000) dataset to explore characteristics associated with college degree attainment. The study was informed by Ajzen's Theory of Planned Behavior. The sample size was 6,832 postsecondary students. The findings revealed that developmental math students were less…
Descriptors: Longitudinal Studies, National Surveys, College Graduates, Academic Degrees
Peer reviewed Peer reviewed
Fielstein, Lynda L.; Bush, Lauren K. – Journal of the First-Year Experience & Students in Transition, 1998
A survey of 196 freshmen seeking to identify noncognitive variables influencing pre-college decision making, satisfaction with the freshman experience, and academic confidence found that academically underprepared students were older, went to college later, reported more satisfaction with academic advising, and were less accepting of American…
Descriptors: Academic Ability, Academic Advising, Age Differences, College Bound Students