Determining fit: the role of matching procedures in prospective higher education students’ enrolment behaviour

IF 2.7 3区教育学 Q1 EDUCATION & EDUCATIONAL RESEARCH

Journal of Higher Education Policy and Management Pub Date : 2023-10-31 DOI:10.1080/1360080x.2023.2267201

Karlijn F. B. Soppe, Irene G. Klugkist, Theo Wubbels, Leoniek D. N. V. Wijngaards de Meij

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Abstract

In the Netherlands, the implementation of mandatory procedures in which prospective students do a final check on their initial higher education program choice (so-called matching procedures), were introduced to improve student-program fit. We argue that prospective students who lack feelings of fit with the program during these matching procedures are less likely to finalise their enrolment. Using data of 13 programs at four Dutch universities, the association between various matching procedures and finalising enrolment, and finalising enrolment before and after the implementation of matching were examined. Enrolment rates were lower in programs with more intensive matching procedures and higher in pre-matching cohorts than in matching cohorts, indicating the potential value of pre-enrolment fit checks. In conclusion, this study gives indications that it can be worthwhile to invest in guiding prospective students in their program choice by obliging them to test their fit with the program through intensive matching procedures.

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决定拟合:匹配程序在未来高等教育学生入学行为中的作用

在荷兰，引入了强制性程序的实施，其中未来的学生对他们最初的高等教育课程选择进行最后检查(所谓的匹配程序)，以提高学生与课程的契合度。我们认为，在这些匹配过程中，对项目缺乏契合感的未来学生不太可能最终完成注册。利用荷兰四所大学13个项目的数据，研究了各种匹配程序与最终招生之间的关系，以及实施匹配之前和之后的最终招生。在更密集匹配程序的项目中，入学率较低，而在预匹配队列中，入学率高于匹配队列，这表明预注册匹配检查的潜在价值。总之，这项研究表明，通过强制学生通过密集的匹配程序测试他们与项目的契合度，在指导未来学生选择项目方面进行投资是值得的。

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Journal of Higher Education Policy and Management EDUCATION & EDUCATIONAL RESEARCH-

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5.30

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7.70%

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期刊介绍： The Journal of Higher Education Policy and Management is an international journal of professional experience and ideas in post-secondary education. It is a must read for those seeking to influence educational policy making. The journal also aims to be of use to managers and senior academic staff who seek to place their work and interests in a broad context and influence educational policy and practice.