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Investigating Differences between Rural and Non-rural Students Public Deposited

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  • Rural students have lagged behind non-rural students in matriculation into higher education, as well as in completion of four-year degrees. The current studies sought to investigate academic readiness, academic performance, and psychological differences between rural and non-rural students at Oregon State University. Rural and non-rural students were compared during spring term of the 2014-2015 academic year, as well as during the fall term of the 2015-2016 academic year. No significant differences were observed between rural and non-rural students' levels of academic readiness prior to entering Oregon State University, nor their academic performance in introductory-level psychology courses. The only psychological difference observed between rural and non-rural students concerned grit; a measure of one's ability to persist through hardship in completion of a goal. Implications of these findings on future research and interventions are discussed.
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