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THE ACADEMIC PERFORMANCE OF STUDENTS
Author(s) -
ENTWISTLE N. J.,
BRENNAN T.
Publication year - 1971
Publication title -
british journal of educational psychology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.557
H-Index - 95
eISSN - 2044-8279
pISSN - 0007-0998
DOI - 10.1111/j.2044-8279.1971.tb00671.x
Subject(s) - psychology , cluster (spacecraft) , mathematics education , social psychology , computer science , programming language
S ummary . As an alternative to correlational analysis, a method of cluster analysis has been applied to 23 psychological variables related to academic performance among university students. Twelve clusters were described which suggested the existence of alternative paths to academic success and failure. The approach appears to offer advantages for analyses of data in which complex interactions are anticipated.