Table 1
The impact of the implementation of the binding study advice (BSA) on study performance, study progress, and graduation rates
|
Control years |
Implementation of BSA | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
2008/2009 |
2009/2010 |
2010/2011 |
2011/2012 |
2012/2013 | |||
|
Started study program (n (%)) |
330 (100 %) |
330 (100 %) |
326 (100 %) |
328 (100 %) |
327 (100 %) | ||
|
Stopped voluntarily before interim BSA (n (%)) |
7 (2 %) |
5 (2 %) | |||||
|
Interim BSA | |||||||
|
Positive (n (%)) |
283 (86 %) |
291 (89 %) | |||||
|
Negative (n (%)) |
38 (12 %) |
31 (9 %) | |||||
|
Provisional BSA | |||||||
|
Positive (n (%)) |
305 (93 %) |
302 (92 %) | |||||
|
Negative (n (%)) |
16 (5 %) |
20 (6 %) | |||||
|
Final BSA (n (%)) | |||||||
|
Positive (n (%)) |
302 (92 %) |
305 (93 %) | |||||
|
Negative (n (%)) |
13 (4 %) |
15 (5 %) | |||||
|
Objection (n (%)) |
2 (1 %) |
1 (0 %) | |||||
|
Objection approved (n (%)) |
0 (0 %) |
1 (0 %) | |||||
|
Stopped voluntarily throughout year (n (%)) |
10 (3 %) |
12 (4 %) |
9 (3 %) |
13 (4 %) |
7 (2 %) | ||
|
Study performance (collected ECTS credits (mean ± SD)) |
53 ± 15 |
53 ± 15 |
55 ± 12 |
54 ± 12 |
55 ± 11 | ||
|
Study progress (granted access to year 2 (n (%)) |
280 (85 %) |
266 (81 %) |
289 (89 %) |
302 (92 %) |
305 (93 %) | ||
|
Graduation rates propaedeutic phase (n (%)) |
211 (64 %) |
172 (52 %) |
222 (68 %) |
222 (68 %) |
212 (65 %) | ||
BSA binding study advice, ECTS European Credit Transfer System