标题：AN INVESTIGATION INTO THE EFFECTS OF GENDER, PRIOR ACADEMIC ACHIEVEMENT,PLACE OF RESIDENCE, AGE AND ATTENDANCE ON FIRST YEAR UNDERGRADUATE ATTAINMENT
期刊名称：Journal of Applied Research in Higher Education
印刷版ISSN：1758-1184
出版年度：2009
卷号：01
期号：01
出版社：University of Glamorgan
摘要：THE NUMBER of people engaging in higher education (HE) has increased considerably over the past decade.
However, there is a need to achieve a balance between increasing access and bearing down on rates of non-completion.
It has been argued that poor attainment and failure within the first year are significant contributors to the
overall statistics for non-progression and that, although research has concentrated on factors causative of student
withdrawal, less attention has focused on students who fail academically. This study investigated the effects of a
number of factors on the academic attainment of first-year undergraduates within the Faculty of Humanities and
Social Sciences at the University of Glamorgan. Results showed that gender and age had only minor impacts upon
educational achievement, while place of residence, prior educational attainment and attendance emerged as significant
predictors of attainment. Further analysis showed these three factors to be interrelated, with attendance
correlating strongly with both entry points and place of residence. In turn, prior attainment was strongly linked to
place of residence. Findings may be used to identify and proactively target students at risk of poor academic performance
and dropout in order to improve rates of performance and progression.
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