The Impact of Faculty Validation on Male Students of Color at Community College

2018 ◽  
Vol 43 (5) ◽  
pp. 386-389 ◽  
Author(s):  
Polly Card ◽  
J. Luke Wood
Keyword(s):  
Community College ◽  
Students Of Color ◽  
Male Students ◽  
Faculty Validation ◽  
The Impact

Giving Community College Students Choice: The Impact of Self-Placement in Math Courses

2019 ◽  
Vol 57 (3) ◽  
pp. 1358-1391 ◽  
Author(s):  
Holly Kosiewicz ◽  
Federick Ngo
Keyword(s):  
Community College ◽  
Hispanic Students ◽  
Self Determination Theory ◽  
Male Students ◽  
Developmental Math ◽  
Behavioral Decision Theory ◽  
Behavioral Decision ◽  
Areas Of Concern ◽  
Placement Policies ◽  
The Impact

This study examines the impact of a “natural experiment” that gave students the choice to place into or out of developmental math because of an unintended mistake made by a community college. During self-placement, more students chose to enroll in gateway college- and transfer-level math courses, however, greater proportions of female, Black, and Hispanic students enrolled in the lowest levels of math relative to test-placed counterparts. Difference-in-difference estimates show that self-placement led to positive outcomes, but mostly for White, Asian, and male students. This evidence suggests areas of concern and potential for improvement for self-placement policies. Self-determination theory, behavioral decision theory, and stereotype vulnerability provide possible explanations for the observed changes.

scholarly journals The Role of Dopamine Receptor D2 in Bridging the Intention-Behavior Gap in Sport Participation

2021 ◽  
Vol 18 (5) ◽  
pp. 2379
Author(s):  
Seiyeong Park ◽  
Junhye Kwon ◽  
Chiyoung Ahn ◽  
Hae-Sung Cho ◽  
Hyo Youl Moon ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
University Students ◽  
Dopamine Receptor ◽  
Sport Participation ◽  
Small Sample Size ◽  
Behavioral Model ◽  
Small Sample ◽  
Male Students ◽  
Future Research ◽  
Dopamine Receptor D2 ◽  
The Impact

Previous studies have identified that a behavior can occur through the strongest predictor intention, but there is a gap between intention and behavior. Dopamine receptor D2 (DRD2) is known to account for a variance in sporting behaviors in human and animal subjects. However, the relationship between DRD2 and sport participation has been poorly studied, and the limited available reports are inconsistent. The present study was performed to examine the impact of DRD2 on sport participation among Korean university students based on the integrated behavioral model (IBM). Data were collected from enrolled university students in Seoul (N = 45). Participants answered survey questions first, and then they gave investigators their hair to provide DNA information (i.e., the A1 allele of DRD2). DRD2 had a significant effect on sport participation, but only in male students. Male students who carried the A1 allele of DRD2 significantly participated in 105.10 min more sporting activities than male students who did not. Moreover, the effect of intention on sport participation was significantly decreased when considering DRD2. Despite the small sample size, the results of this study could be a preliminary case for a larger study and indicate the direction of future research. Our results suggest that DRD2 may have played an important role as the “actual skill” shown in the IBM.

The impact of 10-minute activity breaks outside the classroom on male students’ on-task behaviour and sustained attention: a randomised crossover design

2016 ◽  
Vol 105 (4) ◽  
pp. e181-e188 ◽  
Author(s):  
Andrew N. Wilson ◽  
Timothy Olds ◽  
Kurt Lushington ◽  
John Petkov ◽  
James Dollman
Keyword(s):  
Sustained Attention ◽  
Crossover Design ◽  
Male Students ◽  
The Impact

iNoVATE Expansion Project Summative External Evaluation Report

2020 ◽  
Author(s):  
Angelicque Tucker Blackmon
Keyword(s):  
College Students ◽  
Community College ◽  
Problem Solving ◽  
Community College Students ◽  
External Evaluation ◽  
Evaluation Report ◽  
Innovative Curriculum ◽  
The Impact

This is a summative report of three years of data collected to assess the impact of an innovative curriculum on community college students' perceptions of their problem-solving abilities.

The Effects of the Expansion of For-Profit Colleges on Student Enrollments and Outcomes at Community Colleges

2018 ◽  
Vol 40 (4) ◽  
pp. 631-652 ◽  
Author(s):  
Adela Soliz
Keyword(s):  
Community College ◽  
Postsecondary Education ◽  
Large Scale ◽  
Higher Education System ◽  
For Profit ◽  
Education Data ◽  
Education Levels ◽  
Short And Long Term ◽  
Using Data ◽  
The Impact

This study is the first large-scale examination of the impact of for-profit colleges on the enrollment and outcomes of students at other postsecondary institutions. Using data primarily from the Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS) and a differences-in-differences approach, I estimate the effect of a new for-profit college opening on community college enrollments and degree completions, as well as county education levels. My results suggest that community college enrollments and degree completions do not decline when a new degree-granting for-profit college opens nearby. Furthermore, I find evidence that the county-level production of short- and long-term certificates increases after a new for-profit college opens, though the number of associate’s degrees does not increase. This evidence should serve to broaden conversations about the role of for-profit colleges in the larger landscape of the American higher education system.

scholarly journals International Student Experience at US Community Colleges at the Onset of the COVID-19 Pandemic

2021 ◽  
Vol 12 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Melissa Whatley
Keyword(s):  
Community College ◽  
Community Colleges ◽  
International Students ◽  
Mixed Methods Research ◽  
International Student ◽  
Research Approach ◽  
Health Crisis ◽  
College Leaders ◽  
Residency Status ◽  
The Impact

This study’s purpose is to explore the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on international students who were studying at US community colleges at the onset of this public health crisis. While previous work has explored the impact of the pandemic on international students generally, we argue that community college international students deserve focused attention due to their potentially marginalized status on their campuses. Using a mixed-methods research approach, we analyze survey and focus group data provided by 17 randomly-selected community college educators. Our results speak to two overarching themes: the supports provided to students at the onset of the pandemic (and educators reasons for providing these specific supports) and the unique impact of the pandemic on community college international students due to their citizenship or residency status. These findings have important implications for community college leaders and international educators as they work with international students during future times of crisis.

scholarly journals Peer effects in college: how peers' performance can influence students' academic outcomes

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Laeticia R. de Souza ◽  
Cristine Campos de Xavier Pinto ◽  
Bernardo L Queiroz ◽  
Dimitri de Oliveira e Silva
Keyword(s):  
Peer Effects ◽  
Academic Outcomes ◽  
Female Students ◽  
Male Students ◽  
Dropping Out ◽  
Admission Process ◽  
Self Selection ◽  
The Impact ◽  
High Ability Students ◽  
Identification Strategy

This paper investigates the existence of peer effects in academic outcomes by exploringspecificities in the student's admission process of a Brazilian federal university, which works as a naturalexperiment. Individuals who are comparable in terms of previous academic achievement end up havingclassmates with better or worse performance in college because of the assignment rule of students toclassrooms. Thus, our identification strategy for estimating peer effects on academic outcomes eliminates theendogenous self-selection into groups that would otherwise undermine the causal inference of peer effects.Overall, our findings showed that joining a class with high-ability students damages academic achievementsof the lowest-ability students at UFMG. Although male and female students are both negatively affected bybeing in the first (better) class, we found gender differences. Specifically, being at the bottom of the betterclass make females take less radical decisions compared to male students in the sense that female studentscontinue to study even though with lower performance (reduced GPA and credits earned) while male studentsseem to be more prone towards dropping out (increased number of subjects – or even University registration– cancelled and reduced attendance in classroom). We have also found other heterogeneities in peer effectsin college in terms of class shift, period of admission, area of study and parents’ education. This study is anecessary step before investigating the impact of peer quality on after-graduating decisions using the samenatural experiment. This will allow us to deepen our understanding of how peer effects can also have long-lasting impacts.

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