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Vol.5, No.3, August 2016. ISSN: 2217-8309 eISSN: 2217-8333
TEM Journal
TECHNOLOGY, EDUCATION, MANAGEMENT, INFORMATICS Association for Information Communication Technology Education and Science |
Role of Personal Factors in Academic Success and Dropout of IT Students: Evidence From Students and Alumni
Dijana Oreški, Goran Hajdin, Božidar Kliček
© 2016 Dijana Oreški, Goran Hajdin, Božidar Kliček, published by UIKTEN. This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 License. (CC BY-NC-ND 4.0)
Citation Information: TEM Journal. Volume 5, Issue 3, Pages 371-378, ISSN 2217-8309, DOI: 10.18421/TEM53-18, August 2016.
Abstract:
Aims of the study were three fold: to identify the factors which are able to explain academic success of IT students, to explore differences in perception of current students and alumni and to explore differences between genders. In order to achieve the research goals, neural networks and t-test were applied. The study was based on three sets of factors related to academic success, academic failure and dropout. The results indicate gender differences and differences between students’ and alumni responses, especially in their perception of academic failure. Age, students’ status and rank position at enrollment have been shown as the most important determinants of academic success.
Keywords – Academic success, academic failure, dropout, alumni, gender differences. |
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