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Academic Aptitude1
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College Freshmen1
Learning Strategies1
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Seminars1
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Journal of College Reading…1
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Ryan, Michael P.1
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What Do First-Year Students Need Most: Learning Strategies Instruction or Academic Socialization?
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Ryan, Michael P.; Glenn, Patricia A. – Journal of College Reading and Learning, 2004
This paper presents an analysis of two common seminar formats: those based on learning- strategies interventions and those based on academic socialization interventions. The results of a natural experiment allowed a comparison of the retention impact of a strategy-based seminar and a socialization-focused seminar. For both more and less…
Descriptors: Seminars, Socialization, Learning Strategies, Class Rank