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Student Persistence: Using the CMS as an Early Warning and Intervention System

Session Details

Wednesday, October 11, 2006
2:20 p.m. - 3:10 p.m.
Ballroom C-Four

Session Type: Track 2

Speaker(s)

  • John P. Campbell, Associate VP of the Rosen Center for Advanced Computing, Purdue University
  • Lukas D. Leftwich, Graduate Intern, Purdue University
  • Stephen P. Wanger, Assistant Professor, Educational Leadership, Oklahoma State University
  • Session convener: Eric Burrell, IT Planning and Policy Officer, Texas Tech University

Abstract

This session will detail student persistence research recently conducted at Purdue University. The presenters will share an analysis of data collected from the institution's course management system and explain how it was used to construct highly accurate models for predicting student success in CMS courses.