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Everett, Michele C. – International Journal of Teaching and Learning in Higher Education, 2013
In recent years, great emphasis has been placed on student success and retention in higher education. To address this issue, many universities' strategic retention programs include first-year seminars. A variety of pedagogical strategies have been employed in these seminars to help students succeed personally, socially and academically. This…
Descriptors: Reflection, Journal Writing, Academic Achievement, College Freshmen
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Goodman, Sheryl Baratz; Cirka, Carol Cabrey – Journal on Excellence in College Teaching, 2009
The authors investigated changes in self-efficacy in writing and writing apprehension in a sample of first-year college students in an interdisciplinary writing-intensive course taught by faculty from varied disciplines at a liberal arts college. Results showed that self-efficacy in writing significantly increased while writing apprehension…
Descriptors: Writing Attitudes, First Year Seminars, Self Efficacy, Liberal Arts