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Ready for College: Assessing the Influence of Student Engagement on Student Academic Motivation in a First-Year Experience Program
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Ellis, Keyana Chamere – ProQuest LLC, 2013
The Virginia Tech Summer Academy (VTSA) Program, developed by through a collaborative partnership between faculty, administrators and staff concerned by attrition among first year students, was introduced in summer 2012 as a campus initiative to assist first-year college students transition and acclimate to the academic and social systems of the…
Descriptors: College Readiness, Learner Engagement, Student Motivation, Academic Achievement
Improved Learning and Study Strategies Inventory (LASSI) and Academic Performance: The Impact of Feedback on Freshmen.
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Haught, Patricia A.; Hill, Lee Ann; Walls, Richard T.; Nardi, Anne H. – Journal of the First-Year Experience & Students in Transition, 1998
In a study strategies course, 69 college freshmen were given individual profiles from the Learning and Study Strategies Inventory (LASSI) and general feedback in a group setting; half also received individualized feedback, including specific suggestions for improving LASSI performance. Students receiving the individualized feedback had higher…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, College Freshmen, Feedback, Higher Education
The Learning and Study Strategies Inventory (LASSI) as a Predictor of First-Year College Academic Success.
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Prus, Joseph; And Others – Journal of the Freshman Year Experience, 1995
A study with 317 college freshmen found that the utility of the Learning and Study Strategies Inventory to predict academic achievement, beyond that which could already be predicted by student background and entry-level variables, was quite limited. (MSE)
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, College Freshmen, Higher Education, Learning Strategies