Teaching analytical and thinking skills in a content course

Moreland-Young, Curtina

doi:10.1002/tl.37219831506

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“…Tinto (1975Tinto ( , 1988Tinto ( , 1993 considers the attainment of students' integration as a fundamental aspect to prevent attrition, and the student-teacher relationship an important part of student academic integration. Ballantine (1989) and Moreland-Young (1983) show that in HEI with a strong emphasis on research, teaching tends to be neglected. This study's results show that this is not necessarily the case in the Caribbean region of Colombia; that is, a greater number of research groups does not correlate with increased student attrition.…”

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Relationship between measures of academic quality and undergraduate student attrition: the case of higher education institutions in the Colombian Caribbean region

Martinez

Borjas

Herrera

et al. 2015

Higher Education Research & Development

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Undergraduate student attrition is a major concern in higher education. It is usually explained by the impact of student attributes; however, recent developments in student success literature point to the need of exploring institutional practices that may impact a student's decision to abandon their studies. The current weight of academic quality assurance for Colombian higher education institutions (HEI) and what such measures may mean for how HEI fulfill their missions indicates the need to consider a possible relation between such quality measures and undergraduate student attrition. Using official databases from the Colombian Ministry of Education for the year 2009, this study explores through analysis of variance the relationship between attrition and three measures of academic quality: accreditation status, professional test scores required to graduate (Saber Pro Exam) and the number of research groups at HEI. The scope of the study is the Colombian Caribbean region and the sample includes 19 HEI. Study results demonstrate that the percentage of accredited undergraduate programs at HEI was the only measure of quality assurance, out of the three explored, that showed a statistically significant relationship with undergraduate student attrition rates.

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