Incentive Scholarships at the State Distance University: impact of student hours on retention, academic performance, and graduation during 2015-2020
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| Formato: | artículo original |
| Estado: | Versión publicada |
| Fecha de Publicación: | 2025 |
| Descripción: | Introduction: Incentive scholarships constitute a crucial element, although under researched, ofstudent support programs in higher education, especially in distance education. This study analyzes the impactof the Student Training Program with Scholarship at the State Distance University (UNED) of Costa Rica on student retention, academic performance, and graduation. Methodology: A comparative study was conducted betweentwo groups of students during the 2015-2020 period: those who participated in the incentive scholarship programfor at least three quadrimesters (n=531) and a control group without scholarships (n=536). Indicators of retention,academic performance, and graduation were assessed using statistical bivariate tests. Results: Students whoreceived incentive scholarship showed better indicators compared to the control group: lower study interruption rate (12% vs. 54%), higher grades in average (7,45 vs. 5,48), and higher graduation rate at the undergraduate level (38% vs. 14%). Statistical tests confirmed significant and positive associations between the incentive scholarship andthe three assessed indicators. Conclusions: The Student Training Program with Scholarship has a positive impact on the academic trajectory of the UNED student population. The results highlight the importance of incentivescholarships as a strategy to promote student retention and academic performance in distance higher education. |
| País: | Portal de Revistas UNED |
| Institución: | Universidad Estatal a Distancia |
| Repositorio: | Portal de Revistas UNED |
| Lenguaje: | Español |
| OAI Identifier: | oai:revistas.investiga.uned.ac.cr:article/5550 |
| Acceso en línea: | https://revistas.uned.ac.cr/index.php/innovaciones/article/view/5550 |
| Palabra clave: | student retention school performance school drop-out graduate studies interruption university student teaching permanencia estudiantil rendimientos escolar deserción escolar graduados interrupci´ón de estudios estudiante universitario enseñanza y formación permanência estudantil desempenho acadêmico abandono escolar formado, interrupção de estudos estudante universitário |