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Weirick, Joshua; Davis, Tracy; Lawson, Daniel – Learning Assistance Review, 2017
This case study examines the differences in comments offered by asynchronous online writing center consultants to L1 and L2 speakers and examines the potential disconnects in consultant perceptions of their practice. The researchers collected and coded sample papers and interviewed participants to contextualize data from the quantitative portion…
Descriptors: Writing (Composition), Laboratories, Computer Mediated Communication, Asynchronous Communication
Stebleton, Michael J.; Soria, Krista M. – Learning Assistance Review, 2012
The purpose of this study was to examine the perceived academic obstacles of first-generation students in comparison to non-first-generation students. Using the Student Experience in the Research University (SERU) completed by approximately 58,000 students from six research universities, the researchers used nonparametric bootstrapping to analyze…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Study Skills, First Generation College Students, Depression (Psychology)
Griffee, Dale T. – Learning Assistance Review, 2007
This 10 week longitudinal evaluation study evaluated a brain-based learning curriculum proposed by Smilkstein (2003) by comparing student performance in a traditional basic writing curriculum with NHLP-oriented basic writing curriculum. The study included two classes each of experimental and traditional methods. Results of the data, gathered by…
Descriptors: Basic Writing, Brain, Teaching Methods, Scientific Research
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Katayama, Andrew D.; Crooks, Steven M. – Learning Assistance Review, 2001
Describes two experiments conducted to investigate the effects of notetaking format on achievement. Students constructed and studied different types of notes: partial (framework and partial notes), skeletal (framework with no notes), and control (no framework and no notes). Found that, based on an application test, students who completed and…
Descriptors: Community Colleges, Comparative Analysis, Computer Uses in Education, Electronic Text