The Role of Student Characteristics in Predicting Retention in Online Courses

Given the continued issue of student retention for online classes, past research has suggested several “retention strategies” focused on engaging students as a way to reduce their withdrawal rate from these classes. However, a recent study testing the effects of these strategies on retention in online undergraduate business courses (Leeds et al., Int J Manage Educ 7(1/2), 2013) did not show empirical support for the effectiveness of such strategies. Taking an alternative approach that focuses on individual characteristics of students, this study takes a broader view and examines previous research literature on traditional face-to-face classes to determine how individual characteristics of students may be associated with the likelihood of withdrawal from online classes. Using a sample of undergraduate students (n = 2,314) from a large state university, results from this study identified prior performance in college classes (cumulative GPA) and class standing (senior vs. non-senior) as significant student characteristics related to student retention in online classes for all students. Other factors significantly related to retention rates for students with certain characteristics or within certain majors include previous withdrawal from online courses, gender, and receipt of academic loans.     

The Impact of Registration Timing on Student Performance

This study compares the impact of timing of registration on the student learning outcomes of students taking courses at three rural community colleges in the southeastern U.S. during the school years 2001–2003. Findings from this study indicate that early registration has a positive influence on students' grades and course completion rates. Also contributing to differences in student outcomes were student race, Pell Grant status, gender, program of study, and age.     

高职院校毕业生就业分析

本文以高职院校毕业生就业时面临的实际问题为切入点,客观分析了高职院校毕业生的就业形势及其形成的原因,结合作者在就业工作中的具体实践经验,提出了一些加强就业工作的具体措施。     

At Risk on the Border: Assessment of Student Learning at an Hispanic Serving Institution

Hispanics face multiple barriers to academic achievement. This study measured learning in an undergraduate criminal justice program at an Hispanic Serving Institution bordering Mexico. We estimated the average gains students achieved across core content areas using a technique that can be used by other faculty as part of program assessment. The majority of participants were Hispanic first-generation college students. An independent samples t-test was used to examine differences between freshman- and senior-level students, and the Lovett/Johnson model (2012) model was used to measure student gains using regression analysis. Results indicated that seniors showed meaningful gains at every level.     

高校辅导员角色困境及实现途径

在高校学生管理工作以及思想政治教育工作中,辅导员发挥着越来越重要的作用。高校辅导员承担了多重角色,这些角色之间冲突频繁,关系紧张,角色的现实和理想之间距离明显,实现角色的技能也较为薄弱。这些困境,可以通过高校辅导员职业化、专业化以及制定合理的保障制度等途径予以解决。     

Perceptions of Black Student Athletes About Academic Mentorship at a Predominantly White Institution in Higher Education

The purpose of this study was to investigate and describe the mentorship experiences of Black student athletes attending undergraduate programs at a Predominantly White Institution in Higher Education (PWI-HE). The research site for this study was a co-educational public research institution (PWI-HE) with an approximate enrollment of 45,000 students. A total of six Black student athletes (five African American and one Jamaican) agreed to participate in this study. Four major interrelated and complex themes emerged from the data analyses. These themes were: (a) mentoring study habits and routines, (b) mentoring academic schedule and time management, (c) personal development within an isolated environment, and (d) family members’ support and encouragements. To better support Black student athletes at PWI-HEs, athletic department administrators, coaches, faculty, and all students should be encouraged to respect, value, and embrace the racial identities, origins, languages, and cultures of the student athletes that are being mentored.     

The Role of Student Mentors in a Precollege Engineering Program

Precollege Initiative for Minorities in Engineering (PRIME) is a precollege program designed to encourage African American college-bound high school graduates to pursue engineering as a career. The Tennessee Technological University program serves as a transition from high school to college life. Components of the program involve academic courses in mathematics and introductory engineering, seminars, tours, and tutorial periods. The key component of the PRIME program involves the use of undergraduate engineering students as mentors and role models for the participating students. The impact of these individuals on their younger peers plays a significant role in the success of the PRIME program.     

Gatekeeping and Student Role

Abstract

This study examined verbal interruptions of eight role groups of third grade students when responding to or initiating talk with teachers. Attention was also given students interrupting their classmates. Data were collected from ten classrooms-245 heterogeneously grouped students-using the Feshbach Situation Test and Flanders Interaction Analysis. Teachers and Students were found to use interruptions differently with the Active, Independent, Assertive; Passive, Dependent, Acquiescent; Flexible, Nonconforming, Untidy; and Rigid, Conforming, Orderly. It was also found that the amount of time used by students initiating talk before interruption was different.     

哈佛大学学生管理特色分析

哈佛大学是举世公认的世界一流大学,其办学与管理特色鲜明,在学生管理上可见一斑.在实地调研的基础上,对哈佛大学学生管理包括学生的入学及管理、学术指导与帮助、宿舍及社团管理、就业指导及学生自我管理等方面的做法及特色进行了较深入的研究与分析,对我国加强和改进大学学生管理工作有重要启示.     

教育在现代经济制度中的作用

教育所发挥的作用日益渗透到现代经济制度的多个方面。教育促进科技进步和提高劳动者素质,由此,教育结构的升级对产业结构的升级起到支撑作用;教育组织与现代经济部门之间遥相呼应。合理发挥教育的社会化和筛选功能是现代经济制度正常运转的前提;随着教育产业的进一步开发,教育正在成为经济产业链条中的重要一环;作为社会资源分配手段之一,教育对社会公平(收入分配)有直接的影响;另外,在一定意义上,教育已经成为了现代经济运转的“安全阀”和“起搏器”。关于教育与经济增长、教育与劳动生产率、教育与收入分配等课题的研究,大大深化了人们对教育在现代经济制度中的作用这一问题的认识。     

英国开放大学学生支持服务概况及特点

英国开放大学在远程教育领域享有盛誉,这得益于其全程、全方位的学生支持服务模式。英开在实践中形成了持续关注的支持服务流程、专业协作的支持服务主体和优质全面的支持服务资源,在具体的支持行动上坚持以学习者为中心,兼顾学术性支持和非学术性支持,并致力于为学习者中的特殊群体提供额外支持。通过探讨英国开放大学的发展经验,可以为我国开放大学的建设提供借鉴:落实关键节点,完善整合支持服务流程;利用技术优势,优化完善支持服务模式;坚持开放包容,扩大延伸支持服务范围。     

大学通识教育的生成特性与发展时序

通识教育是区别于专业教育的另一种教育,是对专业教育的升华和整全。通识教育的演变历程和与专业教育的比较辨析表明,通识教育具有"知识性"、"精神性"和"信念性"的三重特性。因此,在发展时序上,应遵循三个阶段:通识教育作为专业教育的预备阶段;专业教育作为通识教育的补充阶段;通识教育作为专业教育的引领阶段。     

辅导员在大学生自杀防控中的关键角色及功能

大学生自杀率呈现出不断上升的趋势,已开始对平安校园、社会主义和谐社会建设构成了严重的威胁。构建有效的大学生自杀防控机制,已成为当代的迫切需要。辅导员作为高校专职学生工作人员,应充分发挥其在学生工作中的特殊作用。依据大学生自杀的特点和原因,确定辅导员在大学生自杀防控中的关键角色及其功能,有利于最大限度地降低大学生自杀行为的发生。     

远程教育非学术性学习支持服务现状个案研究

随着远程教育的不断发展,对学习支持服务的研究已经成为当前远程教育领域探讨的一个热点问题。实践证明,良好的学习支持服务是保障现代远程教育质量的一个重要内容。国内外学者提出:学习支持服务包括学术性和非学术性两个方面,学术性学习支持服务注重认知、智力、知识等方面的支持,非学术性学习支持服务偏重于情感和管理方面的支持。随着远程教育的发展,越来越多的学者意识到非学术性学习支持服务的重要性。本文通过问卷调查法、访谈法、现场观察法以及个案研究法等方法,分析了广州某大学网络教育学院非学术性学习支持服务的现状,总结不足,研究对策,探讨适合于我国现代远程教育的非学术性学习支持服务体系的策略。     

Evaluation of Student Satisfaction: Determining the Impact of a Web-Based Environment by Controlling for Student Characteristics

In this article, the authors discuss research findings of an evaluation of Web-based courses in which the researcher controlled for student input information-using Alexander Astin's (1993) Input-Environment-Outcome assessment model. Controlling for student characteristics decreased bias and minimized the chance of incorrectly attributing outcomes to the virtual environment. The results of this study support the view that students' satisfaction was influenced by the online environment and was not due to student characteristics.     

论大学生维权与高校财务管理

近年来,高校大学生对高校在执行国家收费政策,高校收费标准过程中存在的高收费、乱收费、违规收费甚至双轨收费等问题的上访、匿名投诉现象日益突出.认识和对待大学生这种维权行为,既是高校思考财务管理内容的重要方向,也是探讨高校财务管理、高校收费政策的科学化和合理化的基础.     

Faculty do Matter: The Role of College Faculty in Student Learning and Engagement

This study uses two national data sets to explore the relationship between faculty practices and student engagement. Our findings suggest that students report higher levels of engagement and learning at institutions where faculty members use active and collaborative learning techniques, engage students in experiences, emphasize higher-order cognitive activities in the classroom, interact with students, challenge students academically, and value enriching educational experiences.