Semester
Summer
Date of Graduation
2006
Document Type
Thesis
Degree Type
MA
College
College of Education and Human Services
Department
Learning Sciences and Human Development
Committee Chair
Daniel Hursh.
Committee Co-Chair
Floyd L. Stead
Committee Member
Richard T. Walls
Abstract
This research explored the correlation relationship between academic achievement and adjustment problems among international undergraduate students at West Virginia University. Michigan International Student Problem Inventory (M.I.S.P. Inventory) was used to measure the adjustment problems that international students have encountered. GPA scale was used to measure academic achievement. Thirty-three international undergraduate students participated this study. Students were asked to complete the survey and self-report GPA in the survey.;The correlations were found statistically significant between Academic Record problems and GPA, and between Social Personal problems and GPA. The Academic Record problems and Social Personal problems were both negatively correlated with GPA. Based upon both statistical and demographic results of this study, implications and recommendations were discussed towards the improvement of student affair services for international students on campus. Direction of future researches and the contributions of the current study were discussed in the end.
Recommended Citation
Zhao, Ke, "The impact of adjustment problems on academic achievement of international undergraduates at West Virginia University" (2006). Graduate Theses, Dissertations, and Problem Reports. 845.
https://researchrepository.wvu.edu/etd/845