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Direct linkMichael W. Asher; Judith M. Harackiewicz; Patrick N. Beymer; Cameron A. Hecht; Liana B. Lamont; Nicole M. Else-Quest; Stacy J. Priniski; Dustin B. Thoman; Janet S. Hyde; Jessi L. Smith – Grantee Submission, 2023
We tested the long-term effects of a utility-value intervention administered in a gateway chemistry course, with the goal of promoting persistence and diversity in STEM. In a randomized controlled trial (N = 2,505), students wrote three essays about course content and its personal relevance or three control essays. The intervention significantly…
Descriptors: Intervention, Academic Persistence, Diversity, STEM Education
Rosenzweig, Emily Q.; Harackiewicz, Judith M.; Priniski, Stacy J.; Hecht, Cameron A.; Canning, Elizabeth A.; Tibbetts, Yoi; Hyde, Janet S. – Grantee Submission, 2018
Utility-value interventions, in which students are asked to make connections between course material and their lives, are useful for improving students' academic outcomes in science courses. These interventions are thought to be successful in part because the intervention activities afford students autonomy while they complete them, but no…
Descriptors: Intervention, Correlation, Student Attitudes, Decision Making
Crossley, Scott A.; Kyle, Kristopher; McNamara, Danielle S. – Grantee Submission, 2016
An important topic in writing research has been the use of cohesive features. Much of this research has focused on local and text cohesion. The few studies that have studied global cohesion have been restricted to first language writing. This study investigates the development of local, global, and text cohesion in the writing of 57 language (L2)…
Descriptors: Writing (Composition), Essays, Writing Assignments, Second Language Learning
