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Johnson, Jamil D.; Krsmanovic, Masha – Adult Higher Education Alliance, 2018
This mixed-method study assessed the effectiveness of a First-Year Seminar (FYS) course on students' successful accomplishment of learning outcomes that can be used beyond graduation: motivation, time-management, and decision-making. Students' quantitative responses indicated that the course had the highest impact on their motivation (M = 4.43, SD…
Descriptors: College Freshmen, First Year Seminars, Program Effectiveness, Student Motivation
Kelley, Michael R.; Pappas, Linda – 1992
At Creighton Univesity, a Jesuit university in Nebraska, freshmen defined as at risk academically were required to participate in a student success program, the Master Student Course (MAST). The MAST program was designed to help these at-risk students develop college-level study and thinking skills and to provide an opportunity for examination of…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, College Freshmen, College Students, First Year Seminars