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noncompletion

noncompletion

6.3
Not finishing a required course or task
  • noun
  • /ˌnɒn.kəmˈpliː.ʃən/
translation icon : abandono
  • Across community colleges in different states, English composition courses account for the largest enrollment numbers, yet these courses also generate high rates of noncompletion.
  • noncompletion rate

Examples

  • These findings were in line with those of Barnicle's (2000) study, which examined the interaction between graphical user interfaces and screen readers. Even though many of the obstacles encountered by users were slight, the cumulative effect led to delays and sometimes to noncompletion of the task.

    Academic text (2008)
  • In the absence of accurate information about student intentions, it is impossible to interpret noncompletion data.

    Academic text (2011)
  • Although students meet with failure at every level of higher education, the rates of failure and noncompletion are highest across the 2-year sector.

    Academic text (2009)
  • Noncompletion of tasks occurred in both studies, as did intervention by the researchers.

    Academic text (2008)
  • Other studies demonstrated poorer educational outcomes, including a risk of early school leaving or postsecondary degree noncompletion. 17,69 # Choice of Cannabis Products #

    Academic text (2017)
  • The noncompletion rate for the control group was similar to the results of Olenchak's (1988) research that reported that approximately 27% of the students in his nontreatment study failed to finish their Type III investigations.

    Academic text (2004)
  • Evidently, there is no prior research relating secondary education completion (regular high school diploma, general equivalency diploma (GED), or secondary noncompletion) to college achievement, taking entering academic skill into account.

    Academic text (2008)
  • Many students face noncompletion of their courses due to various personal and financial challenges.

  • The study highlighted that noncompletion often results from insufficient support systems for students.

  • Educators are increasingly concerned about noncompletion rates, which indicate how many students do not finish their programs.

Synonyms

failure
vsnoncompletion
79 1.8

Not doing something that should be done

refers to the state of not finishing something rather than omission
incompleteness
vsnoncompletion
3 5.9

A state where something has missing parts or information

means a situation of not finishing tasks or requirements rather than missing parts
incompletion
vsnoncompletion
5.6

A state when something is not finished or has missing parts

focuses especially on failing to finish courses, tasks, or requirements
nonconsummation
vsnoncompletion
  • NSFW
9.8

A marriage where the partners do not have sex after their wedding

covers not finishing tasks and requirements rather than intimate acts

Antonyms

108 2.4

The act of finishing a task or project

How Complete

completion
108 2.4
noncompletion
6.3

Surface Forms

noncompletion singular

Morphology

noncompletion = completion (transparent) = non + complete + ion

A productive negating prefix 'non-' is attached to the noun 'completion', so the meaning is directly 'not completion'.

Etymology

The word noncompletion is made from the prefix non- meaning 'not' and complete, which comes from an old word meaning 'fill up' or 'finish'. So, noncompletion is the 'not finishing' of something, the state of not completing a task or course.