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V. Foreign Higher Education and Education Systems, International Relations, Bilateral Relations
B. Essays, Commentaries, Statements
Title Looking for students' personal characteristics predicting study outcome / Cyrille A. C. Van Bragt ...
Publication year 2011
Source/Footnote In: Higher education. - 61 (2011) 1, S. 59 - 75
Inventory number 29451
Keywords Ausland : Niederlande : Studium, Studenten, Lehre ; Studentenschaft : Studienverhalten
Abstract The central goal of this study is to clarify to what degree former education and students? personal characteristics (the ?Big Five personality characteristics?, personal orientations on learning and students? study approach) may predict study outcome (required credits and study continuance). Analysis of the data gathered through questionnaires of 1,471 Universities of Applied Sciences students make clear that former Education did not come forth as a powerful predictor for Credits or Study Continuance. Significant predictors are Conscientiousness and Ambivalence and Lack of Regulation. The higher the scores on Conscientiousness the more credits students are bound to obtain and the more likely they will continue their education. On the other hand students with high scores on Ambivalence and Lack of Regulation will most likely obtain fewer Credits or drop out more easily. The question arises what these results mean for the present knowledge economy which demands an increase of inhabitants with an advanced level of education. Finally, implications and recommendations for future research are suggested. (HRK / Abstract übernommen) Van Bragt, Cyrille, E-Mail: Cyrille.vanBragt@fontys.nl