2011
DOI: 10.1007/s10734-010-9399-2
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Academic achievement in first-year university: who maintains their high school average?

Abstract: The present study investigates the characteristics which differentiate between first-year university students who maintain their high school averages (Maintainers: n = 165) and those whose averages decrease at least one letter grade (Decliners: n = 435). The 600 students entered first year at one of six Canadian Universities, which varied in size and ethnic diversity. Data were collected in August, prior to the start of school, and in November of first year. Multivariate analyses indicated significant group di… Show more

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“…The stress associated with encountering higher academic demands and adjusting to moving away from home can place freshmen's academic success and psychological well-being at risk. For example, researchers have documented that freshman year GPA is significantly lower than high school GPA (e.g., Wintre et al 2011). Freshmen also report notable increases in depression (e.g., Dyson and Renk 2006) and engagement in risky behaviors (e.g., Wetherill et al 2010), especially drinking (e.g., Johnston et al 2010) across the transition to college.…”
Section: Links Between Parental Involvement and Student Outcomesmentioning
confidence: 99%
“…The stress associated with encountering higher academic demands and adjusting to moving away from home can place freshmen's academic success and psychological well-being at risk. For example, researchers have documented that freshman year GPA is significantly lower than high school GPA (e.g., Wintre et al 2011). Freshmen also report notable increases in depression (e.g., Dyson and Renk 2006) and engagement in risky behaviors (e.g., Wetherill et al 2010), especially drinking (e.g., Johnston et al 2010) across the transition to college.…”
Section: Links Between Parental Involvement and Student Outcomesmentioning
confidence: 99%
“…Estes resultados de adaptação parecem diferenciar-se em função do tipo de curso (Almeida, Soares, Guisande, & Paisana, 2007). Por seu lado, importa referir que a avaliação da adaptação tem permitido detetar sinais precoces de problemas de ajustamento psicossocial (Krotseng, 1992) e predizer o rendimento académico e a persistência dos estudantes nos cursos e instituições (Bernier, Larose, Boivin, & Soucy, 2004;Credé & Niehorster, 2012;Wintre et al, 2011).…”
Section: A Adaptação Como Critério De Sucessounclassified
“…Caracterizado e descrito o sucesso no ES, importa referir, ainda que brevemente, que este é condicionado pela confluência de um conjunto alargado de variáveis pessoais e contextuais, quer prévias ao ingresso quer inerentes à própria experiência do estudante no ES (Almeida et al, 2007;Pascarella & Terenzini, 2005;Tinto, 1993;Wintre et al, 2011). A qualidade da transição e adaptação ao ES parece variar em função de variáveis de entrada pessoais (e.g., género, nota de acesso ao ES, tomada de decisão prévia, compromisso inicial) e do contexto familiar (e.g., nível educacional dos pais) (Germeijs & Verschueren, 2007;Páramo, Araújo, Tinajero, Almeida, & Rodríguez, 2017;Wintre et al, 2011).…”
Section: Alguns Fatores Que Contribuem Para O Sucesso No Ensino Superiorunclassified
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