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Direct linkPerez, Tony; Gregory, Kristen H.; Baker, Peter B. – Journal of Experimental Education, 2022
We pilot tested an identity-based relevance-writing intervention designed to support developmental community college students' (N = 54) educational commitment, value, and persistence. The intervention was embedded within regular journal assignments in two study skills courses with a third section serving as a comparison group. The intervention…
Descriptors: Two Year College Students, Community Colleges, Academic Persistence, Intervention
Li, Kun; Johnsen, Justin; Canelas, Dorian A. – British Journal of Educational Technology, 2021
Goal setting is an important component in successful teaching and learning, but relatively little is known about its impact on course persistence and achievement in massive open online courses. Using an experimental design and employing a variety of data including student writings, content-related assignment attempts, and quantitative achievement…
Descriptors: Academic Persistence, Academic Achievement, Performance Factors, Goal Orientation
Download full textMichael W. Asher; Judith M. Harackiewicz; Patrick N. Beymer; Cameron A. Hecht; Liana B. Lamont; Nicole M. Else-Quest; Stacy J. Priniski; Dustin B. Thoman; Janet S. Hyde; Jessi L. Smith – Grantee Submission, 2023
We tested the long-term effects of a utility-value intervention administered in a gateway chemistry course, with the goal of promoting persistence and diversity in STEM. In a randomized controlled trial (N = 2,505), students wrote three essays about course content and its personal relevance or three control essays. The intervention significantly…
Descriptors: Intervention, Academic Persistence, Diversity, STEM Education
Pun, Jack K. H., Ed.; Curle, Samantha, Ed.; Yuksel, Dogan, Ed. – English Language Education, 2022
This volume discusses how the use of technology creates opportunities for effective teaching practice and illustrates ways to apply innovative and stimulating ways to engage and interact with students on-line. This research-led book brings together teaching practice and case studies and provides a comprehensive understanding of how technology can…
Descriptors: Educational Technology, Technology Uses in Education, Teaching Methods, Language of Instruction
