The grades of students have been shown to severely decrease during the transition from
high school to university. Although past findings have shown that procrastination negatively …

Using data from several introductory-level courses at one Canadian university, community
college transfer students were compared to transfer students from other universities and to …

The study examines science-related course choices of high-school students in the culturally
diverse schools of the province of British Columbia, Canada. The analysis employs K-12 …

Academic performance tends to deteriorate during the transition from high school to post-
secondary education. In this study, our goal was to investigate whether the degree of this …

This study investigated the relationship between residential living scenario and first year
grades, second year retention, and 5-year graduation rates of students at a Canadian …

The increasingly prolonged transition to adulthood has raised concerns about the nature
and timing of growth in the attainment of important psychosocial competencies in young …

Psychological research in tertiary education typically follows the achievement as an
outcome approach in which the focus is placed on inter-individual differences in the …

This research identifies characteristics of exceptionally bright but academically 'at-
risk'university learners using Jung's Theory of Psychological Type (1921). This theory is …

Introduction: In a comprehensive review of postsecondary students' academic performance,
Hills (1965) identified a common phenomenon: students moving from two-year institutions to …

This thesis is an investigation of the relationship between residence learning communities
(RLCs) and first year grades, 2nd year retention and 5-year graduation rates in a Canadian …