scholarly journals Minority Student Academic Performance Under the Uniform Admission Law: Evidence From The University of Texas at Austin

2010 ◽  
Vol 32 (1) ◽  
pp. 44-69 ◽  
Author(s):  
Sunny X. Niu ◽  
Marta Tienda
Keyword(s):  
Academic Performance ◽  
Minority Student ◽  
University Of Texas ◽  
Student Academic Performance ◽  
The University

scholarly journals Perception and Causality of Academic Performance and Professional Exercise of Graduates in Accounting and Auditing

2018 ◽  
Vol 3 (4) ◽  
Author(s):  
Irene Buele Nugra ◽  
Dagmar Maldonado ◽  
Fabián Cuesta
Keyword(s):  
Academic Performance ◽  
Marital Status ◽  
Professional Practice ◽  
Family Environment ◽  
Banking Sector ◽  
Student Life ◽  
Telephone Surveys ◽  
Student Academic Performance ◽  
Work Area ◽  
The University

Universities play an important role in society. Through them professionalization is achieved in different areas that, in one way or another, contribute to the development of a nation. The professional life of a graduate depends in part on the effectiveness, efficacy and efficiency of the university processes and the performance presented during their student life. This study analyzes the variables that characterize student academic performance as they contribute to an adequate professional practice of a graduate in Accounting and Auditing. Through a quantitative and qualitative analysis, graduates in the Accounting and Auditing major from 2007 to 2017 from the Politécnica Salesiana University, an Ecuadorian university, are analyzed. Variables such as: autonomy, marital status, province of origin, family environment, salary, experience and work area, among others are studied. The information collected was obtained through the application of telephone surveys and data extracted from the university computer system; subsequently, this information is evaluated through contingency tables or crosstabs and the case-control study method. Among the main results, it is observed that most graduates do work in their profession, but with a modest remuneration, except for those who work in the banking sector. It is also observed that the quality of the professional practice of a graduate has a direct relationship with their student academic performance and that this academic performance has a relationship with the economic conditions, time availability, study days and marital status that they maintained during their student life. Most graduates do work in the area related to their profession.

THE RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN COMFORT PERCEPTIONS AND ACADEMIC PERFORMANCE IN UNIVERSITY CLASSROOM BUILDINGS

2016 ◽  
Vol 11 (1) ◽  
pp. 108-117 ◽  
Author(s):  
Simi Hoque ◽  
Ben Weil
Keyword(s):  
Academic Performance ◽  
Environmental Temperature ◽  
Student Perception ◽  
Student Academic Performance ◽  
Air Speed ◽  
University Of Massachusetts ◽  
The University ◽  
Male University Students ◽  
The Relationship

This paper presents preliminary data on a series of building comfort experiments conducted in the field. We performed physical in-situ measurements and solicited responses from 409 (184 female; 225 male) university students in six different classrooms at the University of Massachusetts-Amherst during three seasons (fall, winter and spring). Our questions focused on student perception of comfort in varied environmental (temperature and humidity, and air speed) conditions. We collected records of student academic performance in the classes, correlating their comfort perceptions to their test scores. Statistical analysis of classroom environmental variables, thermal satisfaction, and student scores suggest that by enhancing thermal comfort, we can improve academic performance.

scholarly journals Improving Female Students’ Academic Achievements: Special Evidence from 2nd Year Management Department Students of Bonga University, Ethiopia

2021 ◽  
Vol 4 (3) ◽  
pp. 127-136
Author(s):  
Mohammed Abdulselam Adem ◽  
Amanuel Desalegn Untiso
Keyword(s):  
Academic Performance ◽  
Action Research ◽  
Group Discussion ◽  
Female Students ◽  
Average Score ◽  
Action Research Project ◽  
Factors Affecting ◽  
Student Academic Performance ◽  
The University

Action Research is a formative study of progress commonly practiced by teachers in schools. It enables a teacher to craft most appropriate strategy within its own teaching environment. Action research aims to contribute both to the practical concerns of people in an immediate problematic situation and to further the goals of social science simultaneously. This paper is aims to improve the academic performance of female students with special evidence from 2nd year management department of Bonga University. further, factors affecting the academic achievement of female students were examined. Finally, the role of teachers in improving female student academic performance were investigated. In doing so, the researcher adopted interview, focused group discussion and observations as data collection instruments. In addition, the researcher, prepared schedule composed of Proposed plan, action and evaluation for achieving the goals of this project. The collected data were analyzed using descriptive statistics such as mean and Paired sample T- test. The finding of this Action research project revealed that; Lack of proper Tutorial class has significant effects on female students’ achievement with average mean of 3.55, followed by lack of pear learning with mean score of 3.40. further, the overall Average Score of female students Before intervention was 3.98. but, After the researcher and course instructor made intervention which described in methodology parts the overall Average Score of female students has increased to 6.65. The researcher recommends the female students to give due consideration for their education and to read cooperatively with their colleagues. Further, Teachers should encourage female students through providing enough and timely tutorials. Finally, Bonga university shall establish female students club that actively serves all female students of the university through preparing training and conferences on which they exchange experiences with each other if possible with other universities female students.

Higher Education in Contemporary Central America

1964 ◽  
Vol 6 (4) ◽  
pp. 445-461
Author(s):  
Barbara Waggoner ◽  
George R. Waggoner ◽  
Gregory B. Wolfe
Keyword(s):  
Higher Education ◽  
Academic Performance ◽  
Public Education ◽  
Central America ◽  
Financial Support ◽  
Marginal Utility ◽  
Student Academic Performance ◽  
National University ◽  
Low Levels ◽  
The University

“The National University? Of course, I use it for political purposes—pay a student to stay in school to fight the communists. Yes, he's 35 years old, been there quite a while. The name of the Rector? I don't know.”“No, I've never given any money to the university—I've never been asked. Library? I don't know whether they have one or not. Don't the students listen to the lectures?”These comments illustrate the widespread feelings of public indifference and hostility toward higher education in Central America today. They also underscore the need for better information about higher education and the need to reduce the gap between the universities and the societies in which they operate.The universities of Central America have long been tottery towers built on inadequate structures of national public education. Their marginal utility as centers of learning and intellectual leadership is evidenced in many ways: in low levels of financial support; rundown physical facilities; weak administrations and consequent weaknesses in the standards of teaching, research and student academic performance.

scholarly journals Analysis of Student Academic Performance Using Human-in-the-Loop Cyber-Physical Systems

Telecom ◽  
2020 ◽  
Vol 1 (1) ◽  
pp. 18-31
Author(s):  
Soraya Sinche ◽  
Pablo Hidalgo ◽  
José Fernandes ◽  
Duarte Raposo ◽  
Jorge Silva ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Academic Performance ◽  
Student Performance ◽  
Student Behavior ◽  
Data Gathering ◽  
Cyber Physical Systems ◽  
University Campus ◽  
Physical Systems ◽  
Human In The Loop ◽  
Student Academic Performance ◽  
The University

Is it possible to analyze student academic performance using Human-in-the-Loop Cyber-Physical Systems (HiLCPS) and offering personalized learning methodologies? Taking advantage of the Internet of Things (IoT) and mobile phone sensors, this article presents a system that can be used to adapt pedagogical methodologies and to improve academic performance. Thus, in this domain, the present work shows a system capable of analyzing student behavior and the correlation with their academic performance. Our system is composed of an IoT application named ISABELA and a set of open-source technologies provided by the FIWARE Project. The analysis of student performance was done through the collection of data, during 30 days, from a group of Ecuadorian university students at “Escuela Politécnica Nacional” in Quito, Ecuador. Data gathering was carried out during the first period of classes using the students’ smartphones. In this analysis, we found a significant correlation between the students’ lifestyle and their academic performance according to certain parameters, such as the time spent on the university campus, the students’ sociability, and physical activity, etc.

scholarly journals An assessment of the Federal University of Minas Gerais's socioracial bonus on student academic performance

2018 ◽  
Author(s):  
André Braz Golgher ◽  
Ernesto F. L. Amaral ◽  
Alan Vítor Coelho Neves
Keyword(s):  
Academic Performance ◽  
Social Inclusion ◽  
Minas Gerais ◽  
Performance Information ◽  
Entrance Exam ◽  
Student Academic Performance ◽  
Global Performance ◽  
The University ◽  
Social Demographic ◽  
The Impact

Title in Portuguese: Avaliação de impacto do bônus sociorracial da UFMG no desempenho acadêmico dos estudantesAbstract: The objective of this article is to assess whether academic performance at the Federal University of Minas Gerais (Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais - UFMG) varies depending on whether students received socioracial bonuses on the institution’s entrance exam. The study analyzes the impact of different categories of this social inclusion policy. The database contains socioeconomic and academic performance information for students in their 1st, 2nd, 3rd and 4th semesters at UFMG in 2009 and 2010. A series of models were estimated to analyze differences in Semiannual Global Performance (Rendimento Semestral Global - RSG). The results suggest that RSG results for students who received and did not receive the bonus are similar, controlling for social, demographic and economic variables. This study suggests that UFMG’s socioracial bonus policy had the desired effect of including less-favored groups at the university without diminishing educational quality.Resumo: O objetivo deste artigo é avaliar se o desempenho acadêmico na Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais (UFMG) é diferenciado entre estudantes que receberam e que não receberam o bônus sociorracial no vestibular da instituição. O estudo analisa o impacto de diferentes categorias desta política de inclusão social. O banco de dados possui informações socioeconômicas e de desempenho acadêmico sobre alunos que estavam cursando os 1ºs, 2ºs, 3ºs e 4ºs semestres na UFMG nos anos de 2009 e 2010. Uma série de modelos foram estimados para analisar diferenças no Rendimento Semestral Global (RSG). Os resultados sugerem que o RSG é similar entre bonistas e não bonistas, controlando por variáveis sociais, demográficas e econômicas. Este estudo sugere que a política de bônus sociorracial da UFMG ocasionou o efeito desejado de inclusão de grupos menos favorecidos na universidade, sem diminuir a qualidade de ensino.

The University Experience Course: A Longitudinal Study of Student Performance, Retention, and Graduation

2001 ◽  
Vol 2 (4) ◽  
pp. 327-340 ◽  
Author(s):  
A. Michael Williford ◽  
Laura Cross Chapman ◽  
Tammy Kahrig
Keyword(s):  
Academic Performance ◽  
Student Performance ◽  
Graduation Rates ◽  
Retention Rates ◽  
Orientation Course ◽  
Student Academic Performance ◽  
First Year Retention ◽  
Student Graduation ◽  
University Experience ◽  
The University

The purpose of this study is to investigate the relationship between participation in an extended orientation course and student academic performance, student retention, and student graduation. Ten years of participants in Ohio University's freshman “University Experience” course were compared with comparable nonparticipants. In the comparison of student academic performance, the effects of students' prior academic achievement and students' measured academic aptitude were controlled. First-year retention and four-, five-, and six-year graduation rates were compared. In most years of the study, participating students' year-end GPAs were higher than nonparticipants‘, retention rates were higher, and four-, five-, and six-year graduation rates were higher. The purpose of the course is to help students adjust to the demands of the university environment and develop long-term academic skills, which these results support. Student motivational effects are also discussed.

scholarly journals University Library Services and Student Academic Performance

2021 ◽  
Vol 10 (2) ◽  
pp. 1-17
Author(s):  
Booysen Sabeho Tubulingane
Keyword(s):  
Academic Performance ◽  
User Satisfaction ◽  
Survey Methodology ◽  
Library Services ◽  
University Libraries ◽  
Online Journal ◽  
University Library ◽  
Student Academic Performance ◽  
And Gender ◽  
The University

In many countries, university libraries are required to demonstrate quantitatively their value to their institutions. Consequently, many universities spend a large part of their institutional budgets on acquiring new library books, paying for high online journal subscription fees, and recruiting library staff. However, few studies have been conducted to evaluate the contribution of the university libraries to the students' success. Thus, this study, which applied a quantitative survey methodology to quantify the contribution of a Namibian university library to student academic performance, was conducted. The study determined the contribution of the university library services to students' academic performance. Additionally, the study established a relationship between students' library service satisfaction and academic performance. Analysis of library user satisfaction, student age, and gender were also examined.

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