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Publication Date: 2019
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The Effects on Student Retention by Implementing Contextualised, Program-Specific Learning Modules in an Online Student Success Course. A Practice Report
Jaime J. McLeod
Student Success, v10 n1 p141-146 2019
This practice report examines the results of inserting program-specific, contextualised modules and instructors into an online student success course in a two-year college environment. The results of multiple semesters of pre-contextualised instruction (Northern Hemisphere Spring and Fall 2015) and post-contextualisation instruction (Northern Hemisphere Fall 2016 and Spring 2017), showed an increase in next semester retention. Additionally, ten student success course instructors were interviewed to determine critical elements of the course. Instructors revealed that time management, stress management, and program-specific assignments were the most beneficial components of the course.
Descriptors: School Holding Power, Learning Modules, Online Courses, Two Year Colleges, Teacher Attitudes, Time Management, Stress Management, Academic Persistence, Course Content, Program Content, School Orientation, Student Adjustment, First Year Seminars, Majors (Students)
Queensland University of Technology. QUT Library, GPO Box 2434, Brisbane, OLD 4001, Australia. Tel: +61-07-3138-5345; e-mail: journal@unistars.org; Web site: https://studentsuccessjournal.org/
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
Education Level: Higher Education; Postsecondary Education; Two Year Colleges
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Language: English
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