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Evaluation of a Pilot Program of Faculty Advising at an Urban Commuter University.

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Stokes, Joseph P. – NACADA Journal, 1992

Evaluation of a faculty advising program at a large, public, urban commuter university had student pairs of entering first-year students and transfers matched, with one of each pair participating in the program. Results were compromised by low participation but suggest that students feeling comfortable and respected during advising sessions were…

Descriptors: Academic Advising, College Freshmen, Faculty Advisers, Higher Education

Students' Motivational Goals and Beliefs about Effort and Ability as They Relate to College Academic Success.

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Livengood, Janice M. – Research in Higher Education, 1992

A study of 125 first-year students at Peabody College (Vanderbilt University, Tennessee) investigated psychological processes underlying college success. Results indicated students' rules of reasoning about effort and ability, motivational goals, and confidence in their intelligence were strongly related to types of participation in college and…

Descriptors: Academic Ability, Academic Achievement, Beliefs, College Freshmen