High-Impact Practices and Sophomore Retention: Examining the Effects of Selection Bias
High-Impact Practices and Sophomore Retention: Examining the Effects of Selection Bias
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高影响力的实践和大二学生的保留：检查选择偏差的影响
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2019
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R. Kassel
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Ashley J. Provencher;R. Kassel
高等教育机构越来越多地采用高影响力实践（HIP）作为提高学生保留率和参与度的一种手段。然而，这些做法的发展和评估主要集中在学生的第一年和最后几年，这可能导致第二年的下滑。从一个小的，4年制的文科学院的行政数据进行分析，调查学生何时参加HIP，以及这种时机是否会影响第一年和第二年的保留决定。倾向分数匹配用于控制学生参与HIPs的选择。与以前的研究一致，结果表明，HIP参与是一个显着的预测第一年和第二年的保留，虽然HIP参与的效果被高估，没有适当控制选择偏差。结果表明，在第二年战略纳入高血压患者可能会改善保留的结果。
Institutions of higher education increasingly have adopted high-impact practices (HIPs) as a means to increase student retention and engagement. Yet, the growth and assessment of these practices have primarily focused on a student’s first and final years, which can contribute to a second-year slump. Administrative data from a small, 4-year liberal arts college are analyzed to investigate when students participate in HIPs and whether this timing affects first and second year retention decisions. Propensity score matching is used to control for selection in which students participate in HIPs. Consistent with previous research, results suggest that HIP participation is a significant predictor of both first and second year retention, though the effect of HIP participation is overestimated without properly controlling for selection bias. Results suggest that strategic incorporation of HIPs in the second year may improve retention outcomes.