UNDECIDED, MULTIPLE CHANGE, AND DECIDED STUDENTS: How Different Are They?
Abstract
This article demonstrates than an examination of demographic and performance variables revealed few differences among entering student groups in terms of whether or not they declared a major field of study. The authors state that “the major contribution of this study is to call into question the impression . . . that undecidedness represents a problem for the student. . .”
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Research has mostly not found significant differences between decided and undecided students based on student background characteristics, including race, high school GPA, test scores, or parental education.
“Research has mostly not found significant differences between decided and undecided students based on student background characteristics, making it difficult for advisors to determine patterns by subgroups, including race (Anderson et al., 1989), high school GPA, test scores (Anderson et al., 1989;Baird, 1967), or parental education (Pearson & Dellmann-Jenkins, 1997).”
From Demographics, Purpose, and Dreams: Predicting Entering College as an Undecided Major Student (2023) · cites this paper as Anderson et al., 1989
Research has shown mixed results about differences between undecided and decided students regarding academic achievement.
“Research has shown mixed results about the differences between undecided and decided students regarding academic achievement (Anderson et al., 1989;Foote, 1980;Leppel, 2001) and persistence (Foote, 1980;Lewallen, 1994;Spight, 2022).”
From Demographics, Purpose, and Dreams: Predicting Entering College as an Undecided Major Student (2023) · cites this paper as Anderson et al., 1989
Anderson et al. (1989) and Foote (1980) found no significant differences between undecided and decided students by sex.
“Anderson et al. (1989) and Foote (1980) found no significant differences between undecided and decided students by sex.”
From Demographics, Purpose, and Dreams: Predicting Entering College as an Undecided Major Student (2023) · cites this paper as Anderson et al. (1989)
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- Authors
- Anderson, B. C., Creamer, D. G., & Cross, L. H.
- Venue
- NACADA Journal
- Published
- 1989
- Volume
- 9
- Issue
- 1
- Pages
- 46-50
- ISSN
- 0271-9517 (ISSN-L)
- 2330-3840
- OpenAlex
- W1963626631
- Cited by
- 21
- References
- 6
- Citations by year
- 2026: 1 · 2023: 2 · 2021: 1 · 2020: 1 · 2019: 1 · 2018: 2 · 2017: 1 · 2016: 1 · 2014: 2 · 2013: 4
- FWCI
- 0.00
- Type
- journal article
- Language
- en
- Open access
- closed
- Locations
- NACADA Journal (publishedVersion)
- Topics
- Social Sciences › Education › Higher Education Research Studies
- Social Sciences › Safety Research › Career Development and Diversity
- Social Sciences › Education › Educational Outcomes and Influences
- Keywords
- undecided students, student demographics, academic performance, first-year students, college major choice
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