Classroom Age Composition and Academic Achievement in College.

Darkenwald, Gordon G.; Novak, Richard J.

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ERIC Number: EJ540409

Record Type: CIJE

Publication Date: 1997

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Classroom Age Composition and Academic Achievement in College.

Darkenwald, Gordon G.; Novak, Richard J.

Adult Education Quarterly, v47 n2 p108-16 Win 1997

The hypothesis that the greater the proportion of adults in class the higher the aggregate average class performance was tested with 619 community college students and 2,175 university students. The hypothesis was supported by the community college sample as well as the university sample with the exception of university math classes. (SK)

Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Adult Students, Age, Community Colleges, Higher Education, Mixed Age Grouping, Universities

Publication Type: Reports - Research; Journal Articles

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Language: English

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