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Direct linkBernacki, Matthew L.; Vosicka, Lucie; Utz, Jenifer C. – Journal of Educational Psychology, 2020
Students who drop out of their science, technology, engineering, and math (STEM) majors commonly report that they lack skills critical to STEM learning and career pursuits. Many training programs exist to develop students' learning skills and they typically achieve small to medium effects on behaviors and performance. However, these programs…
Descriptors: Undergraduate Students, Science Achievement, STEM Education, Skill Development
Roark, Deborah Jo – ProQuest LLC, 2013
This research study was specifically designed to examine the relationship of a learning communities program, as a standard treatment effect, on the academic performance and retention of college freshmen during the Fall 2008 through Fall 2011 academic semesters, and specifically for a university comprised of higher levels of underrepresented…
Descriptors: College Freshmen, Student Participation, Communities of Practice, Academic Achievement
Download full textKlein-Collins, Rebecca – Council for Adult and Experiential Learning (NJ1), 2010
Prior Learning Assessment, or PLA, is an important and often overlooked strategy for helping adults progress towards a degree. PLA is the process by which many colleges evaluate for academic credit the college-level knowledge and skills an individual has gained outside of the classroom (or from non-college instructional programs), including…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Graduation Rate, Academic Achievement, Military Training
