ERIC Number: EJ1412346
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2023
Pages: 10
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ISSN: ISSN-1087-0059
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Basic Writers and Graduation Rates: More Respectful Alignment
Mary McDonald
Learning Assistance Review, v28 n2 p115-124 2023
This study is a follow-up to one on the pass rates of basic writers in a large, urban Midwestern university. Students who came for eight or more mandatory writing center tutorials for their basic writing course passed at a rate of 90% or higher each semester from 2013-2016. The current study examined their graduation rates. These students graduated in 4-6 years at an average of 64.86%, whereas their cohort of basic writers who attended fewer or no tutorials graduated at a rate of 35.38%. The respectful alignment of programs may be a factor in these figures. Neither study can claim any causation.
Descriptors: Basic Writing, College Students, Laboratories, Writing (Composition), Tutorial Programs, Graduation Rate, Time to Degree, Writing Instruction
National College Learning Center Association. Web site: http://www.nclca.org/tlar
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
Education Level: Higher Education; Postsecondary Education
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Language: English
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