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Lutes, Lyndell; Davies, Randall – Education Sciences, 2018
This study compared student workload and perceived value of coursework assigned for a matching set of semester and term general education courses at Brigham Young University. Statistically significant differences in workloads were found between most semester and term courses. While term workloads were slightly lighter in general, both could be…
Descriptors: College Students, Student Attitudes, Scheduling, Study Habits
Murders, Michael R. – ProQuest LLC, 2017
The body of research concerning college students with learning disabilities is sparse relative to the percentage of college students with learning disabilities who attend college. Further, the majority of existing research fails to capture the student voice and the lived experiences of the students themselves. The purpose of this study was to…
Descriptors: Learning Disabilities, Online Courses, College Students, Educational Experience
Biermeier, Chadwick – ProQuest LLC, 2017
This study was an examination of the minority student retention rate in a year-long bridge program. The retention rate of these students is 25%. University administration was concerned about the retention rate and its impact on future enrollment. Using Jack Mezirow's transformative learning as a framework of understanding, the purpose of this…
Descriptors: Minority Group Students, Academic Persistence, Success, Barriers
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Mc Taggart, Breda – Research in Post-Compulsory Education, 2016
A growing number of studies are focusing on the "fit" between the higher education student and the educational institution. These studies show that a lack of fit between the two generates anxiety, ultimately acting as a barrier to student learning. Research involving 23 higher education students attending a dual-sector further and higher…
Descriptors: Higher Education, College Students, Student School Relationship, Foreign Countries
Dame, Nadine Filosi – ProQuest LLC, 2012
This study examines the differences between spacing of instruction and the classroom involvement of a cross-ability peer tutor on mathematical achievement in a developmental mathematics course. Grounded in spacing effect theory, this study examines how variations in the frequency of instruction affect student learning. The study consists of two…
Descriptors: Tutoring, Peer Teaching, Mathematics Instruction, Mathematics Achievement
González-Rivera, Christian – Center for an Urban Future, 2016
More New Yorkers than ever are enrolling in universities and community colleges, driven by seismic changes in the economy that have made postsecondary credentials nearly indispensable for today's workforce. On college campuses across the state, the makeup of the student body has changed. College is no longer just for "traditional"…
Descriptors: Nontraditional Education, College Students, State Aid, Tuition
Bell Haynes, Janel Elizabeth – ProQuest LLC, 2013
The purpose of this mixed method sequential explanatory case study was to describe the relationship of a student outcomes assessment program, as measured by the Peregrine Academic Leveling Course, (ALC), to the academic performance, determined by scores on the Peregrine Common Professional Component (CPC) examination, of students enrolled during…
Descriptors: Case Studies, Business Administration Education, Student Evaluation, Testing Programs
Winstead, Jennifer – ProQuest LLC, 2009
The career development and decision-making process of student-athletes has been found to be a complex process (Brown, Glastetter-Fender, & Shelton, 2000; Lally & Kerr, 2005; and Sandstedt, Cox, Martens, Ward, Webber, & Ivey, 2004). Intertwined with issues not found within the general student population career development and…
Descriptors: Athletes, Decision Making, Career Development, College Athletics
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Yau, Jane Y.-K.; Joy, Mike; Dickert, Stephan – Educational Technology & Society, 2010
We report the results of a diary study to determine whether a diary approach could be used as a successful way of retrieving a) the user's learning contexts, b) which learning contexts are significant for consideration within an m-learning application, and c) which learning materials are appropriate for which learning situation. Analyses of data…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Educational Technology, Data Analysis, Student Characteristics
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Murday, Kimmaree; Ushida, Eiko; Chenoweth, N. Ann – Computer Assisted Language Learning, 2008
This article examines the student and instructor satisfaction with the Language Online courses at Carnegie Mellon University from 2000-2002. These courses were designed with a hybrid format, including reduced face-to-face contact and online delivery of course materials. Quantitative and qualitative data were collected from students and instructors…
Descriptors: Focus Groups, Online Courses, Educational Technology, English (Second Language)
Esp, Barbarann; Torelli, Alexis – 1977
The special studies program at Hofstra University is designed for high school graduates applying to the university whose educational backgrounds require a more personalized approach to introductory college work. An attempt is made to minimize the risk of poor academic performance during the first year in college. A random sample of 24 students in…
Descriptors: Academic Failure, College Freshmen, College Students, Compensatory Education