Note
Thesis (Educat.D.)--Florida Atlantic University, 1978.
Member of
Contributors
Publisher
Florida Atlantic University
Date Issued
1978
Description
The purpose of this study was to determine the relationship
between students who withdrew from selected mathematics courses and
students who completed selected mathematics courses at Indian River
Community College for the academic years 1975-76, 1976-77, and
1977-78. Summary: Two types of withdrawals were considered; formal withdrawal
and informal withdrawal. Formal withdrawal was defined to be those
students who officially withdrew from a course. Informal withdrawal
was defined to be those students who ceased to attend class
but had not gone through official channels of withdrawal.
In analyzing the problem of withdrawals, prerequisite skills
and the socio-economic level of the student were considered. The
lack of prerequisite skills was determined by the score the students attained on the Indian River Community College Mathematics Placement
Test. The socio-economic level of the student was determined by
whether or not the individual was receiving financial assistance
through a Basic Economic Opportunity Grant.
A review of the literature showed that many factors contributed
to the success or failure of students. Among the many factors were
necessary prerequisite skills and socio-economic level of students,
two areas of concentration in this study. Conclusions: 1. There was a significant difference in prerequisite skills
between those students who withdrew and those students who completed
selected mathematics courses.
2. There was a significant difference between the proportion
of formal withdrawals from College Algebra for those students
identified as socio-economically deprived and those students identified
as nonsocio-economically deprived.
3. There was a significant difference between the proportion
of informal withdrawals from the lower level freshman mathematics courses for students identified as socio-economically deprived and
those students identified as nonsocio-economically deprived.
between students who withdrew from selected mathematics courses and
students who completed selected mathematics courses at Indian River
Community College for the academic years 1975-76, 1976-77, and
1977-78. Summary: Two types of withdrawals were considered; formal withdrawal
and informal withdrawal. Formal withdrawal was defined to be those
students who officially withdrew from a course. Informal withdrawal
was defined to be those students who ceased to attend class
but had not gone through official channels of withdrawal.
In analyzing the problem of withdrawals, prerequisite skills
and the socio-economic level of the student were considered. The
lack of prerequisite skills was determined by the score the students attained on the Indian River Community College Mathematics Placement
Test. The socio-economic level of the student was determined by
whether or not the individual was receiving financial assistance
through a Basic Economic Opportunity Grant.
A review of the literature showed that many factors contributed
to the success or failure of students. Among the many factors were
necessary prerequisite skills and socio-economic level of students,
two areas of concentration in this study. Conclusions: 1. There was a significant difference in prerequisite skills
between those students who withdrew and those students who completed
selected mathematics courses.
2. There was a significant difference between the proportion
of formal withdrawals from College Algebra for those students
identified as socio-economically deprived and those students identified
as nonsocio-economically deprived.
3. There was a significant difference between the proportion
of informal withdrawals from the lower level freshman mathematics courses for students identified as socio-economically deprived and
those students identified as nonsocio-economically deprived.
Language
Type
Form
Extent
122 p.
Subject (Topical)
Identifier
11719
Additional Information
Thesis (Educat.D.)--Florida Atlantic University, 1978.
College of Education
FAU Electronic Theses and Dissertations Collection
Date Backup
1978
Date Text
1978
Date Issued (EDTF)
1978
Extension
FAU
FAU
admin_unit="FAU01", ingest_id="ing1508", creator="staff:fcllz", creation_date="2007-07-18 17:38:15", modified_by="staff:fcllz", modification_date="2011-01-06 13:08:46"
IID
FADT11719
Issuance
monographic
Organizations
Attributed name: Florida Atlantic University
Person Preferred Name
DEAL, THOMAS CONNOLLY.
Graduate College
Physical Description
122 p.
application/pdf
Title Plain
STUDY OF WITHDRAWALS OF MATHEMATICS STUDENTS AT INDIAN RIVER COMMUNITY COLLEGE
Use and Reproduction
Copyright © is held by the author, with permission granted to Florida Atlantic University to digitize, archive and distribute this item for non-profit research and educational purposes. Any reuse of this item in excess of fair use or other copyright exemptions requires permission of the copyright holder.
http://rightsstatements.org/vocab/InC/1.0/
Origin Information
1978
monographic
Boca Raton, Fla.
Florida Atlantic University
Physical Location
Florida Atlantic University Libraries
Place
Boca Raton, Fla.
Sub Location
Digital Library
Title
STUDY OF WITHDRAWALS OF MATHEMATICS STUDENTS AT INDIAN RIVER COMMUNITY COLLEGE
Other Title Info
A
STUDY OF WITHDRAWALS OF MATHEMATICS STUDENTS AT INDIAN RIVER COMMUNITY COLLEGE