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Download full textBelcheir, Marcia J. – 1996
This report presents the results of a survey of student assessment activities conducted by departments at Boise State University in Idaho. The university's 55 departments were asked to provide information on the evaluation process for their majors and for any core courses they offered. The survey found that most of the departments had completed…
Descriptors: Core Curriculum, Departments, Educational Objectives, Higher Education
Belcheir, Marcia J. – 1998
This study examined what faculty, alumni, and current students at Boise State University (BSU) in Idaho thought about the core curriculum and how well it met stated goals. 0n addition, comparisons are offered between BSU students and students at a sample of other four-year institutions. Faculty, alumni, and student surveys were conducted in 1996…
Descriptors: Alumni, College Faculty, College Students, Core Curriculum
Belcheir, Marcia J. – 1997
This study examined the reasons why students enrolled at Boise State University (BSU) in Idaho during the Fall 1995 semester did not return for the Spring semester. A total of 443 students who did not return for the Spring semester were surveyed. The study found that BSU leavers were more likely than a national sample of college leavers to…
Descriptors: Dropouts, Education Work Relationship, Higher Education, Scheduling
Belcheir, Marcia J. – 1997
This report provides the results of a study designed to assess the type of student who chooses to enroll at Boise State University (BSU) in Idaho and what these students experience during their first semester. It is based upon information available from school records for 1,497 Fall 1995 first-time-in-college students who indicated that they were…
Descriptors: College Freshmen, Grade Point Average, Higher Education, Institutional Evaluation
Belcheir, Marcia J. – 1997
This study evaluated the impact of a cluster program and the First Year Experience Seminar (First YES) on a variety of student outcomes at Boise State University in Idaho. To evaluate the cluster program, which included 57 students, a control group of 102 students was formed of similar students who were enrolled in the same core courses but not…
Descriptors: Academic Persistence, Cluster Grouping, First Year Seminars, Grade Point Average
Belcheir, Marcia J.; Michener, Barbara – 1997
This second in a series of qualitative studies examined the classroom experiences and impressions of first-time freshmen at Boise State University (BSU, Idaho). Twenty-five freshmen completed weekly open-ended telephone interviews, kept journals, and participated in an end-of-term group meeting during the fall term of 1996. The results indicated…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Classroom Environment, College Faculty, College Freshmen
Belcheir, Marcia J.; Gray, Nancy L. – 1998
A survey of 1,210 Boise State University (BSU) alumni sought to discover if BSU graduates were successful and how well their courses of study had met their needs. Graduates from 1994-95 and 1995-96 were asked to rate several areas related to their major, provide information concerning their employment and other demographic factors, and offer…
Descriptors: Academic Aspiration, College Graduates, College Outcomes Assessment, Education Work Relationship
Michener, Barbara; Belcheir, Marcia J. – 1997
This qualitative study examined the experiences and impressions of first-time freshmen at Boise State University (BSU) in Idaho. Twenty-five freshmen completed weekly open-ended interviews, kept journals, and participated in an end-of-term group meeting during the fall term of 1996. The results indicated that most students found getting…
Descriptors: Academic Advising, Admission (School), College Choice, College Freshmen
Belcheir, Marcia J. – 1997
This study sought to predict first-term grade point average (GPA), spring reenrollment, and enrollment one year later for 235 new freshmen students at Boise State University (BSU) in Idaho. Data included a wide variety of academic and personal information gathered from two surveys at the beginning and the end of fall term of 1995. The study found…
Descriptors: Admission (School), College Freshmen, Enrollment Influences, Enrollment Trends
Belcheir, Marcia J. – 1999
This study compared the perceptions of Boise State University (BSU) students with those of other four-year college enrollees in the areas of importance of educational outcomes, college contributions to reaching educational outcomes, personal growth in a variety of areas, and college contributions to personal growth. The study used the American…
Descriptors: College Outcomes Assessment, College Students, Comparative Analysis, Educational Objectives
Belcheir, Marcia J.; Michener, Barbara – 1997
Quantitative and qualitative methods were used to study retention and first-semester grade point average at Boise State University (Idaho), a metropolitan university with many commuter students. The quantitative portion of the study was based on questionnaires completed by 235 freshmen; the qualitative part was based on interviews with a…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Academic Persistence, College Freshmen, Grade Point Average
