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Chylinski, Mathew – Journal of Marketing Education, 2010
An unconditioned stimulus in the form of "participation money" serves to keep track of students' comments during class discussions and extrinsically to reinforce their class participation behaviors. Using a longitudinal experiment to investigate the effect of the participation money stimulus on several education outcomes, the author finds that the…
Descriptors: Feedback (Response), Academic Achievement, Student Participation, Learner Engagement
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Baik, Chi; Greig, Joan – Higher Education Research and Development, 2009
This article examines the impact of an adjunct English language tutorial program on the academic performance of first-year Architecture students. With increasing numbers of international students enrolling in Australian universities, language and academic skills programs have shifted from generic to more discipline-specific models; however, there…
Descriptors: Intervention, Tutorial Programs, Academic Achievement, Program Effectiveness
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Jason, Leonard A.; And Others – Early Education and Development, 1994
Two cohorts of children from inner-city elementary schools were provided a paraprofessional tutoring intervention to ease their transition to new schools. Participants had low-income status, lags in achievement tests, and stressful life events. Academic and sociometric follow-up data showed some academic improvements over the next three years but…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Educationally Disadvantaged, Elementary School Students, High Risk Students
Koehler, Lyle – 1983
To provide longitudinal data on the effects of tutorial programs on retention/attrition, data were collected on 487 students tutored by Tutorial and Referral Services of the University of Cincinnati and on 292 non-tutored students who requested the program's assistance in 1978-1979. These students were tracked through the 1981-1982 school year.…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Black Students, Enrollment Rate, Grade Point Average
Yagi, Kan – 1985
The Portland Indian Education Act Project (IEAP), completing its 11th year, serves American Indian students from preschool through high school. Eligibility for services is established according to federal guidelines. Objectives set for the project concentrate on increasing academic achievement and school attendance, and reducing early school…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, American Indian Culture, American Indian Education, American Indians
Hurst, Darrell, Ed.; Jobin, Robert, Ed. – VCCA Journal, 1991
This issue of the "VCCA Journal" contains the following articles: (1) "Dear Andrei--Dear Patricia: International Education in English Composition I," by Robert Kilmer; (2) "The Cultivation of Critical Thinking: Some Tools and Techniques," by Russell Crescimanno; (3) "Assessment Partnership: A Model for Two-Year…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Academic Persistence, Accounting, Administrative Organization