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Pub Date-1998
ISBN--1-889271-25-X
120 pages
Cost--$30
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Monograph
#25
Exploring
the Evidence:
Reporting
Outcomes of First-Year Seminars, Volume
II
Betsy Barefoot,
Carrie Warnock, Michael Dickinson, Sharon Richardson, and Melissa Roberts
Editors
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with the financial support of the Houghton Mifflin Company, Volume II
of Exploring the Evidence reviews research conducted on 50 first-year
seminars. This up-to-date compendium is a valuable resource for seminar
directors and others who are seeking models for research design and evidence
of effectiveness of this familiar course genre. Research outcomes described
in this volume include improved rates of retention and graduation, higher
student grade point averages, increased levels of student satisfaction,
and positive changes in faculty attitudes and their repertoire of teaching
strategies. |
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