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SCHOOL: ADVISORS: COMMITTEE MEMBERS: MPACT Status: Fully Complete Title: Falling through the net: Implications of inherent characteristics in student retention and performance at a community college Abstract: This study's purpose was to investigate the relationship of a student's inherent characteristics [Socioeconomic status--SES, age, gender, ethnicity] and performance or attrition in online and face-to-face [FTF] courses at a community college. The sample group for this study was every enrollment instance at a Midwestern community college from Spring 1998 through Spring 2002. A series of Analyses of Variance [ANOVA] was conducted on SES and age to investigate a correlation between those characteristics and performance or attrition in online and FTF courses. ANOVA test results showed no statistically significant relationship between SES and student performance and attrition in either online or FTF courses. For the variable age, the ANOVA showed a statistically significant relationship between student performance and attrition. Older students [aged 24-102] performed at higher levels and withdrew less often than younger students [18-23] in online courses. For FTF courses, just the opposite proved to be true. |
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