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Pike, Gary R.; Hansen, Michele J.; Lin, Ching-Hui – Research in Higher Education, 2011
The widespread popularity of programs for first-year students is due, in large part, to studies showing that participation in first-year programs is significantly related to students' academic success. Because students choose to participate in first-year programs, self-selection effects prevent researchers from making causal claims about the…
Descriptors: College Freshmen, Research Universities, Grade Point Average, Educational Experience
Pike, Gary R.; Hansen, Michele J.; Lin, Ching-Hui – Association for Institutional Research (NJ1), 2010
The widespread popularity of programs for first-year students is due, in large part, to studies showing that participation in first-year programs is significantly related to students' academic success. Because students choose to participate in first-year programs, self-selection effects prevent researchers from making causal claims about the…
Descriptors: College Freshmen, Selection, First Year Seminars, Academic Achievement