ERIC Number: EJ1393697
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Publication Date: 2023
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Salient Factors in Predicting Student Success, Including Course Modality
Nalbone, David P.; Ashoori, Minoo; Fasanya, Bankole K.; Pelter, Michael W.; Rengstorf, Adam
International Journal for the Scholarship of Teaching and Learning, v17 n1 Article 11 2023
Much discussion in higher education has focused upon predicting student learning, and how to identify students who may be at particular risk of failure. Little research has actually tackled that challenge, and research on the scholarship of teaching and learning (SoTL) in this areas is scarce; this study does so by measuring students across three semester of study in a variety of courses and course formats. Our results indicate that a set of characteristics predicting student success can be identified, and that course modality affects overall student success rate. Our results are discussed in terms of how they might inform faculty and administrators how best to identify atrisk groups of students, and who other researchers might expand on these results to produce a more nuanced interactive understanding of the interplay among students, courses, course modalities, and other characteristics to identify ideal combinations of those factors leading to student success.
Descriptors: College Students, Predictor Variables, Academic Achievement, Identification, At Risk Students, Student Characteristics, Learning Processes, Distance Education, Student Satisfaction, Online Courses, Learning Motivation, Time Management
Centers for Teaching & Technology at Georgia Southern University. IJ-SoTL, Georgia Southern University, Henderson Library 1301, Statesboro, GA 30460. e-mail: sotlij@georgiasouthern.edu; Web site: https://digitalcommons.georgiasouthern.edu/ij-sotl/
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
Education Level: Higher Education; Postsecondary Education
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Language: English
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