Profiles of University Students Who Graduate on Time: A Cohort Study from the Chilean Context

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datacite.alternateIdentifier.citationBEHAVIORAL SCIENCES,Vol.13,2023
datacite.alternateIdentifier.doi10.3390/bs13070582
datacite.creatorMoraga-Pumarino, Ana
datacite.creatorSalvo-Garrido, Sonia
datacite.creatorPolanco-Levican, Karina
datacite.date2023
datacite.subject.englishacademic achievement
datacite.subject.englishCART profiles
datacite.subject.englishhigher education
datacite.subject.englishterminal efficiency
datacite.subject.englishtimely graduation
datacite.titleProfiles of University Students Who Graduate on Time: A Cohort Study from the Chilean Context
dc.date.accessioned2024-05-27T18:26:06Z
dc.date.available2024-05-27T18:26:06Z
dc.description.abstractGraduating from higher education on time is an important topic, given its relation to students' academic success and the efficiency of the institutions. However, a low percentage of university students finish their studies on time, which poses a challenge that requires the identification of the factors that account for this phenomenon. This study aimed to identify and characterize profiles of students who graduate on time. The population is 514 university students (45% men, 55% women), with an average age of 19.5 years (SD= 1.9) studying business at a university in Chile who belong to four cohorts entering between 2011 and 2014. The results obtained from the Classification and Regression Tree (CART) technique demonstrate eight student profiles constructed considering different variables at the pre-university, transition-motivation, and university levels. As the primary outcome, the profile of the student who graduates on time is characterized by a good performance in the first year of university, enters university right after high school, and takes advantage of institutional support by participating in academic tutoring. These findings suggest that institutions can implement specific strategies from the beginning of the university journey to promote on-time graduation.
dc.identifier.urihttps://repositoriodigital.uct.cl/handle/10925/5670
dc.language.isoen
dc.publisherMDPI
dc.sourceBEHAVIORAL SCIENCES
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