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Effect of a Concurrent Enrollment Preparatory Course on Student Achievement and Persistence in General Chemistry
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Denaro, Kameryn; Lo, Stanley M.; Holton, Amanda J. – Journal of Chemical Education, 2021
A concurrent preparatory course was developed for a university-level general chemistry course to replace prerequisite classes and online exercises implemented in previous years. The concurrent preparatory course was structured with 3 h of active learning class time. Lecture content was delivered asynchronously online. Topics were chosen on the…
Descriptors: Dual Enrollment, Academic Achievement, Academic Persistence, College Students
A Quantitative Investigation of the Effect on Students' Levels of Competence and Self-Efficacy When Intrusive Learning Techniques Are Used in the Curriculum
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Paula Ford – ProQuest LLC, 2023
This quantitative study aimed to investigate the relationship between the perceived self-efficacy among minority students and their success in technology programs by understanding the factors influencing their beliefs in their academic success. The ACCT (n.d.) recognized the connection between of low success rate of minority students in…
Descriptors: Self Efficacy, Minority Group Students, Academic Achievement, Introductory Courses
Active Learning outside the Classroom: Implementation and Outcomes of Peer-Led Team-Learning Workshops in Introductory Biology
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Kudish, Philip; Shores, Robin; McClung, Alex; Smulyan, Lisa; Vallen, Elizabeth A.; Siwicki, Kathleen K. – CBE - Life Sciences Education, 2016
Study group meetings (SGMs) are voluntary-attendance peer-led team-learning workshops that supplement introductory biology lectures at a selective liberal arts college. While supporting all students' engagement with lecture material, specific aims are to improve the success of underrepresented minority (URM) students and those with weaker…
Descriptors: Active Learning, Introductory Courses, Biology, Classroom Environment
The Relationship between Curriculum Change and Student Outcomes in a Registered Nursing Program
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King, Jim – ProQuest LLC, 2013
Nursing schools face the challenge of improving student academic performance and completion rates. The current supply of newly graduated nurses fails to meet the increasing demands of society. In 2009, Cochise College responded by implementing a major change in their curriculum to improve student retention and academic performance. The problem…
Descriptors: Nursing Education, Educational Change, School Holding Power, Community Colleges
Academic Performance of Nursing Students: Do Prerequisite Grades and Tutoring Make a Difference?
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Potolsky, Alicia; Cohen, Jayne; Saylor, Coleen – Nursing Education Perspectives, 2003
The academic performance of first-semester nursing students who attended 5 or more (n=18) or fewer than 5 (n=19) tutorials was compared. A significant relationship was found between grades in prerequisite science courses and first-semester performance. Those who attended fewer tutorials had higher prerequisite course grades. (Contains 17…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Academic Persistence, Grade Point Average, Higher Education
A Retention Study at Burlington County College in General College Chemistry.
Sollimo, Vincent J. – 1988
A study was conducted at Burlington County College to investigate the relationship between the academic characteristics and course completion of students enrolled in General College Chemistry (CHE 105) in fall 1985. The study involved an examination of students' academic records and a survey of students who did not successfully pass the course. Of…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Academic Persistence, Chemistry, Community Colleges
A Longitudinal Cross Validation of a Basic Skills Testing Remediation Paradigm for Older, Reentry College Juniors.
Suddick, David E.; Collins, Burton A. – 1986
A basic-skills testing remediation model for older, reentry college juniors was studied longitudinally and cross-validated against previous findings. Attention was directed to the rates of academic success and attrition for students entering an upper-division university in 1981 as juniors and seniors and majoring in business administration. The…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Academic Persistence, Academic Standards, Basic Skills