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Direct linkKogo-Masila, Chemisi Asha – ProQuest LLC, 2017
This mixed-methods study approach investigated the impact of standardized tests on student achievement from the STEM program and the traditional program in a suburban high school. Qualitative data were collected from interviews, focus groups, and questionnaires to get perceptual data from teachers. Quantitative data were collected from different…
Descriptors: Standardized Tests, Academic Achievement, STEM Education, Conventional Instruction
Peer reviewedConner, Shanna L.; Daugherty, Douglas A.; Gilmore, Megan N. – Journal of College Student Retention: Research, Theory & Practice, 2013
The researchers examined the effect of a course, Introduction to Life Calling (LDR150), on retention and persistence to graduation at a private, Midwestern university. The course emphasizes self-assessment, student-faculty engagement, personal values, and the student's developing sense of Life Calling. The subjects consisted of 3338 students who…
Descriptors: School Holding Power, Experimental Groups, Higher Education, Introductory Courses
