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ERIC Number: EJ206715
Record Type: CIJE
Publication Date: 1979
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The Adult Learner and Performance in Introductory Economics, a Personalized System of Instruction.
Sussman, Jeffrey
Alternative Higher Education: The Journal of Nontraditional Studies, v3 n4 p222-29 Sum 1979
A study to determine the effectiveness of the personalized system of instruction format used in the introductory economics course at Empire State College is reported. Also addressed are the ability of adult students in the personalized system to learn as much as students in conventional settings, and the explaining and predicting of adult performance. (Author/JMD)
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Adult Students, College Instruction, Economics Education, Grade Prediction, Higher Education, Individualized Instruction, Multiple Regression Analysis, Nontraditional Education, Performance Factors, Program Effectiveness
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
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Language: English
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Identifiers: Empire State College NY