Dropout and graduation from undergraduate students were associated with the socioeconomic context, academic performance and characteristics of the educational institutions. In this paper, we did a characterization of dropout and graduation of students from programs related to economics in...

To successfully reduce student attrition, it is imperative to understand what the underlying determinants of attrition are and which students are at risk of dropping out. We develop an early detection system (EDS) using administrative student data from a state and a private university to predict...

High rates of student attrition in tertiary education are a major concern for universities and public policy, as dropout is not only costly for the students but also wastes public funds. To successfully reduce student attrition, it is imperative to understand which students are at risk of...

Using a sample of several hundred students we model progression in a first-year econometrics course. Our primary interest is in determining the usefulness of these models in the identification of 'students at risk'. This interest highlights the need to distinguish between students who drop the...

Thorsten Spitta 1 , Reinhold Decker 2 , Arne Sigge 3 , Veith Tiemann 4 , Peter Wolf 5 : Erste Bilanz des Kreditpunkte-Prüfungss y stems der Fakultät für Wirtschaftswissenschaften Vorbemerkung Das hier vorgestellte Diskussionspapier steht in einem ganz bestimmten Kontext, der offeng e - legt...