The Determinants of Student Success in University: A Generalized Ordered Logit Approach

Autor/inn/en	Cyrenne, Philippe; Chan, Alan
Titel	The Determinants of Student Success in University: A Generalized Ordered Logit Approach
Quelle	In: Canadian Journal of Higher Education, 52 (2022) 1, S.83-107 (25 Seiten) PDF als Volltext kostenfreie Datei Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	0316-1218
Schlagwörter	Quantitative Daten; College Students; Academic Achievement; Predictor Variables; Statistical Analysis; Robustness (Statistics); Computation; Foreign Countries; Grade Point Average; Courses; Foreign Students; Student Loan Programs; Canada + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Collegestudent; Schulleistung; Prädiktor; Statistische Analyse; Widerstandsfähigkeit; Ausland; Kursangebot; Kanada
Abstract	The ability of universities and colleges to predict the success of admitted students continues to be a key concern of higher education officials. Apart from a desire to see students have successful academic careers, there is also the fiscal reality of greater tuition revenues providing needed support for university budgets. Using administrative data, this article introduces a relatively new empirical approach to estimating the determinants of student success in post-secondary institutions. Using Ordered Logit and Generalized Ordered Logit estimators, we estimate the role a number of key factors play in influencing student success. As a test of robustness we also use the "feologit" estimator which is designed to fit fixed effects ordered logit models. An important feature of our approach to determining student success is that it can be conducted using readily available administrative data. While the results are based on one institution, we feel there are useful lessons for other institutions facing similar student performance issues. (As Provided).
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Update	2024/1/01