Key factors that influence engineering students' academic success: a longitudinal study
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Paper/Presentation Title | Key factors that influence engineering students' academic success: a longitudinal study |
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Presentation Type | Paper |
Authors | Burton, Lorelle J. (Author) and Dowling, David G. (Author) |
Editors | Mann, Llewellyn and Hadgraft, Roger |
Journal or Proceedings Title | Proceedings of the Research in Engineering Education Symposium (REES 2009) |
ERA Conference ID | 44007 |
Number of Pages | 6 |
Year | 2009 |
Place of Publication | Melbourne, Australia |
ISBN | 1921047615 |
Web Address (URL) of Paper | http://rees2009.pbworks.com/f/rees2009_submission_10.pdf |
Conference/Event | Research in Engineering Education Symposium (REES 2009) |
Research in Engineering Education Symposium | |
Event Details | Research in Engineering Education Symposium REES Rank A A A A A A A A A A A A A A A A A A |
Event Details | Research in Engineering Education Symposium (REES 2009) Event Date 20 to end of 23 Jul 2009 Event Location Cairns, Australia |
Abstract | The aim of this longitudinal research was to identify the key predictors of academic success for 66 on-campus students enrolled in first-year engineering programs at USQ in 2004. In this paper, the relationships between cognitive abilities, personality, and previous educational experience, and academic success are examined. Other variables measured in the test battery are not analysed here. The initial findings as reported in Burton and Dowling (2005) and Dowling and Burton (2005) indicated that the Queensland Tertiary Admissions Centre (QTAC) rank was the most significant factor in predicting academic success for engineering students in their first year of study. Interestingly, the Extroversion personality trait also proved to be important. This paper will report on the results of the longitudinal study which concluded when the students had completed four years of study in 2007. It will also briefly outline other longitudinal research currently underway with a cohort of distance students. |
Keywords | transition to university; academic predictors |
ANZSRC Field of Research 2020 | 529999. Other psychology not elsewhere classified |
390499. Specialist studies in education not elsewhere classified | |
390113. Science, technology and engineering curriculum and pedagogy | |
Public Notes | © 2009 Lorelle J. Burton and David G. Dowling. This publication is copyright. It may be reproduced in whole or in part for the purposes of study, research, or review, but is subject to the inclusion of an acknowledgment of the source. |
Byline Affiliations | University of Southern Queensland |
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