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Black, W. K.; Matz, Rebecca L.; Mills, Mark; Evrard, A. E. – Physical Review Physics Education Research, 2023
Problem Roulette (PR), an online study service at the University of Michigan, offers points-free formative practice to students preparing for examinations in introductory science, technology, engineering, and mathematics courses. Using four years of PR data involving millions of problem attempts by thousands of students, we quantify the benefits…
Descriptors: Physics, Science Instruction, Teaching Methods, Introductory Courses
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Crede, Marcus; Roch, Sylvia G.; Kieszczynka, Urszula M. – Review of Educational Research, 2010
A meta-analysis of the relationship between class attendance in college and college grades reveals that attendance has strong relationships with both class grades (k = 69, N = 21,195, p = 0.44) and GPA (k = 33, N = 9,243, p = 0.41). These relationships make class attendance a better predictor of college grades than any other known predictor of…
Descriptors: Study Habits, Grade Point Average, Attendance Patterns, Meta Analysis
Everson, Howard T.; Millsap, Roger E. – College Entrance Examination Board, 2004
This paper explores the complex, hierarchical relationship among school characteristics, individual differences in academic achievement, extracurricular activities, and socioeconomic background on performance on the SAT Reasoning Testâ„¢ verbal and mathematical sections. Using multilevel structural equation models (SEMs) with latent means, data from…
Descriptors: College Entrance Examinations, Institutional Characteristics, Correlation, Individual Differences