Student Factors Affecting Performance in an MSW Research and Statistics Course.

Rosenthal, Beth Speciner; Wilson, W. Cody

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ERIC Number: EJ443133

Record Type: CIJE

Publication Date: 1992

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Student Factors Affecting Performance in an MSW Research and Statistics Course.

Rosenthal, Beth Speciner; Wilson, W. Cody

Journal of Social Work Education, v28 n1 p77-84 Win 1992

A survey of 162 students in several sections of a master of social work basic research methodology and statistics course, taught by different teachers, found that student performance did not differ across instructors, undergraduate grade point average was positively correlated with performance, and an undergraduate social service major was negatively correlated with performance. (Author/MSE)

Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Grade Point Average, Higher Education, Masters Programs, Professional Education, Research Methodology, Social Work, Statistical Analysis, Teacher Characteristics, Teaching Styles, Undergraduate Study

Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research

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Audience: Teachers; Administrators; Practitioners

Language: English

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