Students Interval Study Achievement, SIL-EX 1984

Reasons, factors and conditions of prematurely leaving GDR college
studies depending on personality development of students prematurely
discontinuing studies.
Topics: Moral orientations; development of desire to study; selection
of subject, application for admission to college; certainty of study
success; extent to which informed about studies and occupation;
motivation for studies; path of education to high school graduation,
high school graduation grade; time period between high school
graduation and start of studies; willingness to make an effort,
occupation with technical problems, scientific work style, condition
during studies; study achievement; satisfaction with working and
living conditions in university city; reasons for failures during
studies; point in time of interruption of course of study; reasons
for premature interruption of course of study; official justification
for dropping out; attitude to decision to quit, evaluation by other
persons; characteristic of current activity, exercise of occupation learned.
Primary questionnaire SIL A (1982): moral orientations on structuring
life; social-political sense of responsibility; ideological
solidarity; world view; SED membership; social, technical and leisure
activities before studies; previous qualification and activities;
functions in FDJ; participation in achievement comparisons;
occupation with certain fields of specialization; path of education
to high school graduation, final grade; retrospective achievement
self-assessment; territorial origins, family constellation in
childhood; child-raising style in parental home; atmosphere,
communication and activity contents, possession of books in parental
home; siblings; parents: class affiliation, activity, qualification,
age, party affiliation, world view; parental home and path of
education/subject; completeness of parental home; personal
possession of books; concepts of partnership and personal structuring
of family life; current firm partner relation in university city,
current pregnancy; attitude to partnership and studies; attitude to
path of education, subject, studies, occupation; extent to which
informed at start of studies; choice of subject; personal
significance of college education; concepts of student life; intent
for studies; identification with being a student, willingness to make
an effort, certainty of study success, occupation with technical
problems, scientific work style, relationship between teachers and
students; subject and occupation solidarity; personality
characteristics relevant for leaders; occupational anticipations,
desired deployment; psycho-physical complaints; personal well-being.
Supplemental form for SIL A: motives and factors of the decision for
path of education, studies, subject and influence on decision;
similarity of subject and skilled worker degree; self-assessment
regarding the aptitude for studies; sources of information before
studies; prior practical training, qualification.