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ERIC Number: EJ967637
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2011
Pages: 8
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ISSN: ISSN-1195-4353
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What Makes an Upper-Division Course Upper-Division? Differing Perspectives of Students and Faculty
Pritchard, Mary; Lee, Lindsey
College Quarterly, v14 n4 Fall 2011
The purpose of this study was to compare faculty and student expectations of course content, structure and requirements of lower and upper-division courses. Two groups of participants were recruited: 1) undergraduate psychology majors, and 2) Social Sciences faculty. The survey consisted of a series of questions regarding expectations and perceptions of upper and lower division classes. Responses were recorded on a 5-point scale ranging from "strongly agree" to "strongly disagree". As hypothesized, students and faculty expected upper and lower division courses to differ in a number of ways and faculty expectations differed from student expectations in a number of areas. (Contains 1 table.)
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Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
Education Level: Higher Education
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Language: English
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