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标题：FACTORS THAT DETERMINE THE PERSISTENCE AND DROPOUT OF UNIVERSITY STUDENTS
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作者：Joana R. Casanova ; Antonio Cervero ; José Carlos Núñez 等
期刊名称：Psicothema
印刷版ISSN：0214-9915
电子版ISSN：1886-144X
出版年度：2018
卷号：30
期号：4
页码：408-414
DOI：10.7334/psicothema2018.155
出版社：Cologio Oficial de Psicólogos del Principado
摘要：Background: The increase of students in higher education means a more heterogeneous student body, complicating the identification of the variables that influence students´ decisions to stay in or drop out of university. The objective of this study is to analyze the influence of these variables on students’ decisions by establishing specific groups of students based on performance. Method : A study was carried out with 2,970 first-year university students from Portugal, using the decision tree technique. Results : Academic performance is confirmed as a determining variable in the decision to remain or drop out, allowing us to establish three groups (high, medium and low achievement), in which different types of variables act as mediators: sex, type of course (licenciatura [BA] or mestrado integrado), the fact of studying at the students’ first-choice university or the mother’s educational level. Conclusions : Without neglecting the weight of academic achievement as a priority variable, we must consider these secondary variables in the configuration of student groups in order to plan support policies to avoid higher-risk students dropping out.
关键词：permanence; dropout; Higher Education; fi rst-year; decision trees.