Prediction analysis of academic dropout in students of the Pablo de Olavide University
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Cuevas López, María Mercedes; Díaz Rosas, Francisco; Díaz Mohedo, María Teresa; Vicente Bujez, Manuel RicardoEditorial
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Higher education Academic dropout Risk factors Academic persistence Prevention academic dropout
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2023-01-04Referencia bibliográfica
Cuevas-López M... [et al.] (2023) Prediction analysis of academic dropout in students of the Pablo de Olavide University. Front. Educ. 7:1083923. doi: [10.3389/feduc.2022.1083923]
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R?+?D?+?I projects FEDER Andalusia 2014-2020 B-SEJ-516-UGR18Resumen
Academic dropout among university students represents one of the
problems faced by educational systems. This preliminary study presents an
approach to the phenomenon of academic failure at the Pablo de Olavide
University in Spain through the determination of the factors linked to
students continuing with their studies, and the subsequent establishment
of risk groups. The study consisted of applying an instrument to diagnose
the risk of academic dropout among a sample of 70 students from the
Pablo de Olavide University (from now on, UPO). The instrument was
applied at the beginning of the second semester. Unlike the objective
posed by the aforementioned authors (the search for factors linked to
students continuing their university studies), the use that we made of
the survey was to predict non-persistence (dropout). The average overall
score achieved for all of the items allows us to confirm that the student
population surveyed seems to be more oriented to continuing with their
studies than dropping out, although 15.71% of them show a high risk of
dropping out, and most notably more than half of those taking a degree
in Business Studies present this high level of risk. In the case of the UPO
students the direct associations between the independent variables
regarding the dependent variable were present in all of the factors (attitude
and behavior, commitment, socio-economic background, and motivation)
with a value of p lower than 0.05. Comparing these data to those obtained
with students from different universities in Andalusia, it was found that the
risk groups of UPO students are less inclined to dropping out than those
from other universities, and their level of commitment is lower, although
their attitude and behavior are somewhat better. Finally, socio-economic
background is a less significant factor for UPO students.