The impact of student characteristics on academic achievement: Findings from an online undergraduate property program

Abstract

This study provides an empirical investigation into the impact of individual student characteristics on academic achievement through an online undergraduate property program. Using a multi-year data set over 2007–2012, the results from our OLS regressions show that there is a significant positive association between university entry scores and academic achievement in an online undergraduate property program. In addition, student performance is significantly related to age and the grades that the students receive in two core knowledge subjects. Further property education implications are also highlighted.

Keywords:

• online
• property program
• student characteristics
• academic achievement

Acknowledgement

The authors would like to thank participants at the 20th Pacific Rim Real Estate Society Conference, Christchurch, New Zealand for their comments and feedback on an earlier draft of this paper. The authors would also like to thank the Editor and two anonymous referees for their comments which improved this paper substantially.