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Guo, Shu – portal: Libraries and the Academy, 2015
Statistics suggest the prevalence of grade inflation nationwide, and researchers perform many analyses on student grades at both university and college levels. This analysis focuses on a one-credit library instruction course for undergraduate students at a large public university. The studies examine thirty semester GPAs and the percentages of As…
Descriptors: Library Instruction, Grades (Scholastic), Trend Analysis, Credits
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Gonzales, Sandra M.; Brammer, Ethriam Cash; Sawilowsky, Shlomo – Journal of Hispanic Higher Education, 2015
This action research study, supported by a quantitative data analysis, presents a counternarrative to the deficit discourse regarding Latino/a First Time in Any College (FTIAC) departure during the first year of college. It argues that an intentional learning community model, that is culturally and linguistically responsive to Latino/a student…
Descriptors: Undergraduate Students, Action Research, Statistical Analysis, Data Analysis
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Bartik, Timothy J.; Lachowska, Marta – Education Next, 2014
This study takes advantage of the unexpected announcement of the Kalamazoo Promise to study its effects on student achievement and behavior in high school. The Kalamazoo Promise provides college scholarships to graduates of Kalamazoo Public Schools (KPS), a midsized urban school district in Michigan that is racially and economically diverse.…
Descriptors: Student Records, Educational Assessment, Educational Indicators, Enrollment Management