Student performance in higher education : ability, class attendance, mobility and the Bologna process

The thesis “Student Performance in Higher Education: Ability, Class Attendance, Mobility and the Bologna Process” empirically analyzes determinants of students’ success at university. Administrative student data as well as survey data collected at Göttingen University, Germany are used. Chapter 2 identifies individual and institutional factors, for example the high school leaving grade or the faculty a student is enrolled at, and analyzes their impact on academic performance. In this context, academic performance is measured in three dimensions: the probability of obtaining any degree at un...