This article discusses the non-academic, social-emotional factors that contribute to student academic achievement, including the cognitivebehavioral characteristics of underachieving students and those with learning disabilities; the ‘‘You Can Do It! Education’’ (YCDI) theory of achievement; derivative research on social-emotional capabilities, called the Five Foundations (Academic Confidence, ...

Doctoral recipients in the biomedical sciences and STEM fields are showing increased interest in career opportunities beyond academic positions. While recent research has addressed the interests and preferences of doctoral trainees for non-academic careers, the strategies and resources that trainees use to prepare for a broad job market (non-academic) are poorly understood. The recent adaptatio...

introduction: students learn similarly in terms of ability and talent, but they have many differences in academic achievement. these differences can be shown not only in school lessons but also in other extra-curricular activities. the present study aims to investigate the factors affecting academic motivation and achievement motivation in students of kermanshah university of medical sciences. ...

Objectives In borderline class III malocclusions, the patients can be successfully treated by the orthodontic or surgical modalities, however; there is no consensus about the method with the best results regarding functional and esthetic parameters. The present study aimed to assess the treatment plans provided by academic and non-academic surgeons regarding borderline class III patients. Meth...

bob ADebAyo, Ph.D. is the director of institutional research at the University of Central Missouri. He received a Ph.D. in sociology from Kansas State University. He has published many journal articles related to student characteristics predictive of academic performance. His research interests include student retention and learning outcomes.

academic failure of students is one of the basic problems in higher education centers in iran that, not only causes to waste time and current charges in educational centers, but also leads to psychical, mental, familial and social problems for students. therefore, this study has been done in order to determine the value of academic success of students of zahedan medical university and its effec...