Profiles of University Students Who Graduate on Time: A Cohort Study from the Chilean Context
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 fact...
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| description | 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. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-6f9612e60c2d452e839b28316da4da422023-11-18T18:20:13ZengMDPI AGBehavioral Sciences2076-328X2023-07-0113758210.3390/bs13070582Profiles of University Students Who Graduate on Time: A Cohort Study from the Chilean ContextAna Moraga-Pumarino0Sonia Salvo-Garrido1Karina Polanco-Levicán2Departamento de Administración y Economía, Universidad de La Frontera, Temuco 4780000, ChileDepartamento de Matemática y Estadística, Universidad de La Frontera, Temuco 4780000, ChilePrograma de Doctorado en Ciencias Sociales, Universidad de La Frontera, Temuco 4780000, ChileGraduating 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.https://www.mdpi.com/2076-328X/13/7/582academic achievementCART profileshigher educationterminal efficiencytimely graduation |
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| title | Profiles of University Students Who Graduate on Time: A Cohort Study from the Chilean Context |
| title_full | Profiles of University Students Who Graduate on Time: A Cohort Study from the Chilean Context |
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| title_short | Profiles of University Students Who Graduate on Time: A Cohort Study from the Chilean Context |
| title_sort | profiles of university students who graduate on time a cohort study from the chilean context |
| topic | academic achievement CART profiles higher education terminal efficiency timely graduation |
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