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Direct linkPermzadian, Vahe; Credé, Marcus – Review of Educational Research, 2016
We review the effectiveness of first-year seminars based on the widely used criteria of first-year grades and the 1-year retention rate. Meta-analytic results indicate that first-year seminars have a small average effect on both first-year grades (k = 89, N = 52,406, d = 0.02) and the 1-year retention rate (k = 195, N = 169,666, d = 0.11). We…
Descriptors: College Freshmen, First Year Seminars, Program Effectiveness, Grades (Scholastic)
