Predicting Academic Performance and Retention Among African American Freshmen Men

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AUTHOR:
Robert A. Schwartz and Charles M. Washington

TITLE:
Predicting Academic Performance and Retention Among African American Freshmen Men

SUGGESTED CITATION:
Schwartz, R. A. , Washington, C. M. (2002). Predicting Academic Performance and Retention Among African American Freshmen Men. NASPA Journal, 39(4), Art. 5. Retrieved September 09, 2008, from http://publications.naspa.org/naspajournal/vol39/iss4/art5

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ABSTRACT:
To determine academic performance and retention patterns, 229 African American freshmen men at a historically African American, private liberal arts college in the Southeast were surveyed about their adaption to college using cognitive and noncognitive measures. Predictions generated by 14 independent variables were compared to the students’ actual academic performance (i.e., grades and academic probation) and retention (i.e., staying in school). Statistically significant relationships were between high school grades, high school rank, and several noncognitive variables and students’ academic performance and retention. Suggestions for admission, extended orientation programs, and increased faculty and peer support are discussed.

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