Chronicle of Higher Education: Identifying students at risk of failure

Release Date: May 29, 2008 This content is archived.

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An article in the The Chronicle of Higher Education on colleges using computer analysis to identify students at risk of failing courses in order to improve retention reports on a project by William G. Wild Jr., director of student-excellence initiatives in the UB School of Engineering and Applied Sciences, that has identified seven variables, including scores on standardized state math tests, that predict undergraduates' success in the program.

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