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Perez, 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
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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
Michael 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
Canning, Elizabeth A.; Harackiewicz, Judith M.; Priniski, Stacy J.; Hecht, Cameron A.; Tibbetts, Yoi; Hyde, Janet S. – Grantee Submission, 2018
One way to encourage performance and persistence in STEM fields is to have students write about the utility value (UV) or personal relevance of course topics to their life. This intervention has been shown to increase engagement and performance in introductory courses. However, questions remain about the longevity of the effects and how best to…
Descriptors: Introductory Courses, Biology, Science Instruction, Academic Persistence
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Martin, Jason M. – Journal of College Student Retention: Research, Theory & Practice, 2017
First-year college student retention is important to colleges and universities, as well as beyond academia. An analysis was conduced of emergent themes and subthemes from 144 nonreturning students' stories about school and about home throughout their first-year experience. These students wrote more negative stories about school-related events than…
Descriptors: College Freshmen, Academic Persistence, Student Attitudes, Student Experience
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Fletcher, Anna Katarina – Educational Research, 2016
Background: The active involvement of learners as critical, reflective and capable agents in the learning process is a core aim in contemporary education policy in Australia, and is regarded as a significant factor for academic success. However, within the relevant literature, the issue of positioning students as agents in the learning process has…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Scaffolding (Teaching Technique), Learning Theories, Self Evaluation (Individuals)
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VanOra, Jason – Community College Enterprise, 2012
This article adds to existing literatures on "developmental students," or those placing into non-credit-bearing reading and/or writing classes, by exploring their own personal experiences of attending community college. The findings of this qualitative study, based on a set of semistructured interviews with 18 developmental students in…
Descriptors: Student Attitudes, Community Colleges, Role Models, Writing Assignments
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Radcliffe, Rich A.; Bos, Beth – Clearing House: A Journal of Educational Strategies, Issues and Ideas, 2013
Trends among adolescents continue to be discouraging in terms of career and college readiness based on National Assessment of Educational Progress (NAEP) achievement reports and high school graduation rate data. In response, this article presents five goals and eight strategies we have engaged in during a seven-year research study focused on…
Descriptors: Middle School Students, High School Students, College Preparation, Career Development
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Sutton, Roy – Journal of Educators Online, 2014
Many factors affect students selecting a university to attend and almost as many factors that can present challenges once they enroll and begin attending classes. Once they start taking courses, the next challenge is completing them, and this can be particularly taxing for online students. In the case of online universities, quality assessment…
Descriptors: Online Courses, Academic Persistence, Doctoral Programs, Graduate Students
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Radcliffe, Richard; Bos, Beth – American Secondary Education, 2011
Based on NAEP data, many adolescents may not be adequately prepared for postsecondary education. This is a Year Five report from a seven-year longitudinal study of a student cohort starting in sixth grade year (n = 50). It uses a quasi-experimental design, and collects data from surveys, interviews, and reflective statements to evaluate mentoring…
Descriptors: Quasiexperimental Design, Mentors, College Preparation, Goal Orientation
National Survey of Student Engagement, 2008
The National Survey of Student Engagement (NSSE) documents dimensions of quality in undergraduate education and provides information and assistance to colleges, universities, and other organizations to improve student learning. Its primary activity is annually surveying college students to assess the extent to which they engage in educational…
Descriptors: Learner Engagement, National Surveys, Student Surveys, Undergraduate Students
Cleary, Michelle Navarre – 2002
Many of the students at Olive-Harvey College, a community college on Chicago's south side, are struggling to balance their education with low income, service sector jobs and family needs while living in communities plagued by drugs and violence. The question is how teachers can help these students to attain their educational goals, despite their…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Academic Persistence, Capstone Experiences, Classroom Techniques