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标题：Predictors of First-Year Sultan Qaboos University Students’ Grade Point Average
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作者：Hussain Ali Alkhausi ; Hamad Al-Yahmadi ; Muna Al-Kalbani 等
期刊名称：Journal of Education and Practice
印刷版ISSN：2222-288X
电子版ISSN：2222-288X
出版年度：2015
卷号：6
期号：12
页码：121-127
语种：English
出版社：The International Institute for Science, Technology and Education (IISTE)
摘要：This study investigated predictors of first-year university grade point average (GPA) using academic and non-academic variables. Data were collected from 1511 Omani students selected conveniently from the population of students entering Sultan Qaboos University (SQU) in Fall 2010. Variables considered in the analysis were general education diploma average score, university readiness, critical thinking skills, motivational traits, learning strategies, gender, type of school education, type of first admitted college, and overall performance on the foundation placement tests. Results of the stepwise multiple linear regression analysis indicated that the final full model included general education diploma average score, gender, overall performance on the foundation placement tests, type of college, extrinsic goal orientation, university readiness, and critical thinking as collectively statistically significant predictors of the grade point average; accounting for 26.8% of the variance in the grade point average. Research and practical implications for the study of university student success are discussed.
关键词：first-year university; academic achievement; university GPA; motivation; learning strategies; predictive validity