Predicting academic success of autistic students in higher education
LAYMEN SUMMARY: What is already known about the topic?Autistic youths increasingly enter universities. We know from existing research that autistic students are at risk of dropping out or studying delays. Using machine learning and historical information of students, researchers can predict the academic success of bachelor students. However, we know little about what kind of information can predict whether autistic students will succeed in their studies and how accurate these predictions will be.What does this article add?In this research, we developed predictive models for the academic success of 101 autistic bachelor students. We compared these models to 2,465 students with other health conditions and 25,077 students without health conditions. The research showed that the academic success of autistic students was predictable. Moreover, these predictions were more precise than predictions of the success of students without autism.For the success of the first bachelor year, concerns with aptitude and study choice were the most important predictors. Participation in pre-education and delays at the beginning of autistic students' studies were the most influential predictors for second-year success and delays in the second and final year of their bachelor's program. In addition, academic performance in high school was the strongest predictor for degree completion in 3 years.Implications for practice, research, or policyThese insights can enable universities to develop tailored support for autistic students. Using early warning signals from administrative data, institutions can lower dropout risk and increase degree completion for autistic students.
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2023 |
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2023 |
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Zur Gesamtaufnahme - volume:27 |
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Autism : the international journal of research and practice - 27(2023), 6 vom: 25. Aug., Seite 1803-1816 |
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Englisch |
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Bakker, Theo [VerfasserIn] |
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Date Completed 26.07.2023 Date Revised 31.07.2023 published: Print-Electronic Citation Status MEDLINE |
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10.1177/13623613221146439 |
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