Students' Persistence and Academic Success in a First-Year Professional Bachelor Program: The Influence of Students' Learning Strategies and Academic Motivation

Table 3

Distribution of background variables.

Student factor	Dimensions	𝑁	Valid percentage of population
Gender	Male	266	33%
	Female	607	67%
Prior education	Normal trajectory	275	36%
	Repeated one or more grades	66	9%
	Changed courses one or several times	274	35%
	Repeated one or more grades and changed courses one or several times	158	20%