OK, I stand corrected--these are NOT the results of a study,
these are compiled anecdotal data--probably just a teeny tiny
smidgen above single anecdotal data......
Of course, Jeff did make an "assumption". . . . . .
but the problem remains--we have a very high probation/drop
out rate that I KNOW exists without having any concrete data
in front of me.
I think that what is unique here is that we really do NOT get
all that many transfers from community/junior colleges--most
of the students come in as freshmen and we get a very small
percent increase over time with add-ins--again I have no data
but I know that in psychology we typically pick up on 4 or 5
majors each semester from JC transfers--we have a total of
about 130 majors, so this is a trivial amount--it is just that
they simply do not do well and are very frustrated and puzzled
at what is going on. They are unwilling, when I talk to them,
to accept the suggestion that perhaps their previous education
was somehow "easier" since they universally claim it was tough.
annette
On Tue, 16 Nov 1999, Jeff Ricker wrote:
> Annette Taylor wrote:
>
> > I know that as a general rule we find that students who transfer
> > into our school after 2 years at a J[unior] C[ollege] are as likely
> > as not to be academically dismissed after 1 year here [at the
> > University of San Diego].
>
> This is an interesting finding. I am assuming that Annette is discussing the
> results of an actual study performed at her school. If this finding is
> generally true, it would be very disturbing since many students start out at
> community [junior] colleges. Does anyone have data looking at the question of
> whether or not GPA at community colleges predicts to a reasonable degree GPA
> after transfer to a four-year institution?
>
> I'm just thankful that my school is known far and wide as the Harvard of the
> Northeast corner of Pima and Chapparal Roads.
>
> Jeff
>
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>
> "Instead of having 'answers' on a test, they should just call
> them 'impressions'. And, if you got a different 'impression',
> so what? Can't we all be brothers?"
> Jack Handey
>
>
>
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