An Examination of Non-Cognitive Predictors of Six-Year Graduation Rates for African American Students at a Predominately White Institution Using the Annual Freshman Survey

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dc.contributor.authorGray, Jone Kalaen
dc.contributor.committeechairCreamer, Donald G.en
dc.contributor.committeememberHyer, Patricia B.en
dc.contributor.committeememberTurrentine, Cathryn G.en
dc.contributor.departmentEducational Leadership and Policy Studiesen
dc.date.accessioned2017-06-13T19:43:53Zen
dc.date.adate2001-05-04en
dc.date.available2017-06-13T19:43:53Zen
dc.date.issued2001-05-26en
dc.date.rdate2002-05-04en
dc.date.sdate2001-05-03en
dc.description.abstractThe purpose of this study was to identify questions from the Annual Freshman Survey (AFS) that may predict academic success, in the form of six-year graduation, for African American students at a predominately White institution. Previous research has reported the relevance of non-cognitive variables in predicting college grades, persistence, and graduation. This study extends that literature by focusing on variables from the AFS that may be used as non-cognitive predictors, specifically related to eight variables established in previous literature. The study used existing data from the Cooperative Institutional Research Program AFS. The Academic Assessment Office at the selected institution provided data for the sample consisting of 249 African American students, who enrolled in the fall of 1992, 1993, and 1994. Out of the variables analyzed, only one proved statistically significant. Contrary to expectation, students who indicated a high intellectual self-confidence at matriculation were less likely to graduate within six years than those who did not. No other variables were significant predictors of graduation. The results of this study suggest that the AFS items are not good predictors for African American graduation.en
dc.description.degreeMaster of Artsen
dc.identifier.otheretd-05032001-110242en
dc.identifier.sourceurlhttp://scholar.lib.vt.edu/theses/available/etd-05032001-110242/en
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/10919/78095en
dc.language.isoen_USen
dc.publisherVirginia Techen
dc.rightsIn Copyrighten
dc.rights.urihttp://rightsstatements.org/vocab/InC/1.0/en
dc.subjectNon-Cognitiveen
dc.subjectAfrican Americanen
dc.subjectPredictorsen
dc.subjectGraduationen
dc.titleAn Examination of Non-Cognitive Predictors of Six-Year Graduation Rates for African American Students at a Predominately White Institution Using the Annual Freshman Surveyen
dc.typeThesisen
dc.type.dcmitypeTexten
thesis.degree.disciplineEducational Leadership and Policy Studiesen
thesis.degree.grantorVirginia Polytechnic Institute and State Universityen
thesis.degree.levelmastersen
thesis.degree.nameMaster of Artsen

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