MODEL FOR DETERMINING PEDAGOGICAL FACTORS AFFECTING THE RETENTION RATES OF FIRST-YEAR ENGINEERING STUDENTS

Abstract:

The low academic performance of students is a problem of concern to the Higher Education Institutions (HEI) worldwide. The quality of education is mainly measured by the academic performance, which is directly related with the grades. The grades obtained by students are translated into the number of passed and failed subjects. Students who fail one or several subjects in their first attempt have to decide either to repeat the course or dropout their studies. In the case of student retention, several previous studies have shown that students entering a career are not graduated in the established times. These results undoubtedly reflect an education problem that affects the development of society. Therefore, this issue needs to be investigated. Because of the importance of this problem, some HEI have conducted studies about the causes for low academic performance. In general, the authors of these investigations …

Año de publicación:

2017

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