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Showing 1 to 7 of 7 for “"Gateway Courses"”.
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Predicting long term success in a particular program by identifying gateway courses
… Woman s University, we chose Math 1013 as a test gateway course and noted participants grades and if they graduated in their original major or in another major within five years of taking the course. With this data, we developed nineteen possible models using Log-Linear Analysis. After exploring …
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The Effects of Self-Regulation and Recitation on STEM Student Academic Performance
… begun to increase the academic quality of STEM gateway courses through supplemental instruction in order to increase retention and graduation rates of STEM majors. However, self-regulation may also play a mediating role in achievement because certain self-regulation strategies have been linked …
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Correlation Between Scores on the Assessment and Learning in Knowledge Spaces Placement, Preparation, and Learning Test and General Chemistry Course Outcomes for Undergraduate Students at a Public Midsize Master's University
<p>This study examined the problem of gateway courses in Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics (STEM), specifically, high-enrollment introductory chemistry courses with high rates of D, F, withdrawal, or incomplete grades. Previous research revealed a correlation between students’ prior …
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The Importance Of Coaching: A Program Evaluation Of The Americorps College Completion Coaches Program
… students enrolled in one of the following courses: remedial English or math; first year experience; science, technology, engineering and math (STEM); or other college gateway courses. The third theme was AmeriCorps, which described the commitment of a service member. This program evaluation …
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How Do Student and Secondary School Characteristics Explain College English I Completion in a Rural Arkansas Community College?
… Arkansas, students must complete college-level gateway courses. These courses are the first indicators of success. There are many established predictors of college success. These factors could fall in any level of Bronfenbrenner’s Theory of Ecological Development which is the foundation of this …
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Harnessing curiosity, interest, and empathy in the college chemistry classroom
… disengaging with general and organic chemistry courses, performing poorly and not continuing in STEM. Utility value (UV) interventions, though, have increased the achievement and retention of low-performing students in psychology and introductory biology courses. In this study, a multi-semester …
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Models of success: African American males and their pathways toward enrollment in doctoral programs at a predominantly white institution
African American males are often characterized by disparaging terms, such as: endangered, uneducable, dysfunctional, incorrigible, and dangerous (Strayhorn, 2013, Ferguson, 2000, Gibbs, 1988; Majors & Billson, 1992; Parham & McDavis, 1987). These characterizations have a negative impact on African …