An exploration of the factors that affect the academic success of college sophomores

College Student Journal, June, 2005 by Steven S. Graunke, Sherry A. Woosley

Table 1
Means, Standard Deviations and Correlations

               1.       2.        3.       4.

1. S-GPA      ...      .59 *    -.12 *   -.13 *
2. F-GPA               ...       .16 *   -.11 *
3. Sex                           ...     -.02
4. Eth                                    ...
5. Tran
6. Hon
7. Employ
8. Inscom
9. Fsint
10. Invact
11. Majcom

               5.       6.       7.       8.

1. S-GPA     -.10 *    .26 *   -.05      .04
2. F-GPA     -.14 *    .23 *   -.03      .07 *
3. Sex        .05      .01     -.11      .00
4. Eth        .01     -.05     -.01     -.05
5. Tran       ...     -.14 *    .03     -.03
6. Hon                 ...      .02      .02
7. Employ                       ...     -.02
8. Inscom                                ...
9. Fsint
10. Invact
11. Majcom

               9.      10.      11.     Mean     s.d.

1. S-GPA      .15 *    .08 *    .14 *   3.10      .67
2. F-GPA      .10 *    .05      .10 *   3.09      .75
3. Sex       -.03     -.04     -.15      .31      .46
4. Eth       -.04      .06 *   -.04      .05      .22
5. Tran      -.06 *   -.20 *   -.04      .14      .35
6. Hon        .02      .05      .04      .12      .32
7. Employ     .04     -.03     -.02      .61      .49
8. Inscom     .13 *    .10 *    .11 *   2.94      .29
9. Fsint      ...      .16 *    .13 *   3.52      .79
10. Invact             ...      .11 *   2.48      .72
11. Majcom                      ...     4.66      .70

* p < .05

Table 2
Linear regression predicting spring grade point average.

Variable         B           SE B        [beta]

Sex            -.158         .042        -.109
Eth            -.360         .087        -.119 **
Tran           -.079         .056        -.041
Hon             .514         .061         .244
Employ         -.084         .040        -.061
Inscom         -.006         .069        -.002
Fsint           .099         .025         .116 **
Invact          .031         .027         .033
Majcom          .082         .028         .086 **

* p < .05

** p < .01

Table 2
Linear

Variable         B           SE B       [beta]

Sex            -.247         .049       -.151 **
Eth            -.311         .101       -.092 **
Tran           -.203         .067       -.092 **
Hon             .480         .069        .206 **
Employ         -.065         .046       -.042
Inscom          .147         .121        .036
Fsint           .065         .029        .068 *
Invact          .006         .032        .006
Majcom          .056         .034        .050

* p < .05.

** p < .01

References

Allen, D. F. & Nelson, J. M. (1989). Tinto's model of college withdrawal applied to women in two institutions. Journal of Research and Development in Education, 22(3), 1-11.

Anderson, E. & Schreiner, L. A. (2000). Advising for sophomore success. In L. A. Schreiner & J. Pattengale. (Eds.), Visible solutions for invisible students: Helping sophomores succeed (Monograph 31) (pp. 55-77). Columbia, SC: University of South Carolina, National Resource Center for the First-Year Experience and Students in Transition.