This paper investigates gender differences in university performances in Science,
Technology, Engineering and Mathematics (STEM) courses in Italy, proposing a novel …

The debate on academic achievement is a heated issue that involves all the higher
education contexts. This paper attempts to provide an indicator that can make the …

This paper focuses on students credits earning speed over time and its determinants,
dealing with the huge percentage of students who do not take the degree within the legal …

This paper deals with the problem of selecting the number of changepoints in segmented
regression models. The aim is to review selection criteria, namely information criteria and …

The academic success of students is a priority for all universities. We analyze the students'
success at university by considering their performance in terms of both 'qualitative …

The purpose of this work is to present suitable statistical methods to study the performance
of undergraduate students based on the incidence/proportion of failed courses/subjects …

In Italy, the transition from secondary school to university is a topic of debate. The transition
from the first to the second year is particularly crucial, with dropout and degree course …

The access test is the most used tool to evaluate the initial preparation of an italian student
before enrolling at the university. Although the necessity to select the most deserving …

The access test is the most used tool to evaluate the initial preparation ofan italian student
before enrolling at the university. Although the necessity to select the most deserving …

Investigation about the university student performance, and its measurement, are very
crucial issues for any policy maker. Since the economic crisis, jobs market requires even …