Determining the predictive validity of the New Student Transition Questionnaire at Bowling Green State University (Ohio).

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The purpose of this study was to examine the ability of the New Student Transition Questionnaire (NSTQ) factors to predict retention of first-time, full-time, degree-seeking Bowling Green State University (BGSU) students above and beyond the effect of known retention predictors. The study investigated the ability of the NSTQ to predict the retention of first-year students from fall to spring semester and then fall to fall semester.
A total of 9,693 first-year students enrolled in English 110, 111 or 112H from BGSU participated in this study in the fall semester for the past four years (2000--2003). The average survey response rate across the four years was 70%. Of the total number of surveys collected, 5,200 provided their personal identification numbers (PIDs) and were included in the data analysis (BGSU, 2003c).
The mean HSGPA for participants was 3.12 and the three housing assignments that emerged as known retention predictors include: Chapman, Health Sciences Residential Community (HSRC), and Honors. The gender of participants was a representative sample of the university, 57.9% females and 42.1% males. Race was also representative of the university students with 14% non-Caucasian students.
Factor Analysis was used to describe the associations among the 21-item NSTQ statements and logistic regression was run with the known retention predictors and the NSTQ scales. Results of the study indicated that adding the NSTQ scale scores to known retention predictors significantly improved the ability to predict retention.