Profiles of University Students Who Graduate on Time: A Cohort Study from the Chilean Context

Primer Autor
Moraga-Pumarino, Ana
Co-autores
Salvo-Garrido, Sonia
Polanco-Levican, Karina
Título
Profiles of University Students Who Graduate on Time: A Cohort Study from the Chilean Context
Editorial
MDPI
Revista
BEHAVIORAL SCIENCES
Lenguaje
en
Resumen
Graduating from higher education on time is an important topic, given its relation to students' academic success and the efficiency of the institutions. However, a low percentage of university students finish their studies on time, which poses a challenge that requires the identification of the factors that account for this phenomenon. This study aimed to identify and characterize profiles of students who graduate on time. The population is 514 university students (45% men, 55% women), with an average age of 19.5 years (SD= 1.9) studying business at a university in Chile who belong to four cohorts entering between 2011 and 2014. The results obtained from the Classification and Regression Tree (CART) technique demonstrate eight student profiles constructed considering different variables at the pre-university, transition-motivation, and university levels. As the primary outcome, the profile of the student who graduates on time is characterized by a good performance in the first year of university, enters university right after high school, and takes advantage of institutional support by participating in academic tutoring. These findings suggest that institutions can implement specific strategies from the beginning of the university journey to promote on-time graduation.
Fecha Publicación
2023
Tipo de Recurso
artículo original
doi
10.3390/bs13070582
Formato Recurso
PDF
Palabras Claves
academic achievement
CART profiles
higher education
terminal efficiency
timely graduation
Ubicación del archivo
http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/bs13070582
Categoría OCDE
Psicología
Materias
logro académico
perfiles de carrito
educación más alta
eficiencia terminal
graduación oportuna
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artículo original
Versión del recurso (Recomendado-único)
versión publicada
License
CC BY 4.0
Condición de la licencia (Recomendado-repetible)
CC BY 4.0
Derechos de acceso
acceso abierto
Access Rights
acceso abierto
Id de Web of Science
WOS:001037903200001
Tipo de ruta
verde# dorado
Categoría WOS
Psicología
Referencia del Financiador (Mandatado si es aplicable-repetible)
UFRO IF20-0005
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Colección Publicaciones Científicas
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