The Effects of a Peer-Taught Freshman Seminar Course on Grades and Retention
Description:
The purpose of this study was to determine the effects of a peer-taught freshman seminar course on the grade point averages and retention rates of freshman students. Freshman students who entered the University of Texas at Arlington in the fall 1989 and fall 1990 semesters and enrolled in the voluntary 1 credit hour course "College Adjustment" were matched with freshman students who did not enroll in the course. Matched pairs were formed based on orientation attendance, college major, gender, a…
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Date:
August 1992
Creator:
Schulze, Louann Thompson