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Michel Grosz; Michal Kurlaender; Ann Stevens – Research in Higher Education, 2022
This article asks whether small changes to community college courses and programs can help improve student outcomes. We use administrative data from the California Community College system, including millions of student records and detailed course-level information for most career-technical education programs in the state. We construct a summary…
Descriptors: Community Colleges, Vocational Education, Outcomes of Education, Flexible Scheduling
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Baker, Rachel; Evans, Brent; Li, Qiujie; Cung, Bianca – Research in Higher Education, 2019
Time management skills are an essential component of college student success, especially in online classes. Through a randomized control trial of students in a for-credit online course at a public 4-year university, we test the efficacy of a scheduling intervention aimed at improving students' time management. Results indicate the intervention had…
Descriptors: Lecture Method, Online Courses, Academic Achievement, Performance Factors
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Brown, Christopher L.; Kosovich, Stephen M. – Research in Higher Education, 2015
In this paper, we analyze how students select particular sections of required undergraduate courses at a regional public university in Texas. Specifically, we study how perceived instructor quality and other course section attributes, such as meeting time, impact enrollment. We find strong evidence that publicly available information about…
Descriptors: Selection Criteria, Undergraduate Students, Required Courses, Teacher Characteristics