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50 Years of ERIC
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Hebert, F. Ted; Reynolds, Katherine C. – Journal of Continuing Higher Education, 1998
Matched pairs of 177 adult students in a cohort degree program and 165 in a noncohort degree program were surveyed. Cohort groups had higher grade point averages and significantly higher affective learning. Males, younger students, and those early in their program gained the most from cohorts. Overall cohort gains were not as high as those in…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Adult Students, Affective Behavior, Age Differences
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Reynolds, Katherine C.; Hebert, F. Ted – Journal of Continuing Higher Education, 1995
Adult students attended classes in one of four formats: noncohort nonintensive, noncohort intensive, cohort nonintensive, and cohort intensive. Responses from 174 showed that more group interaction and cohesiveness occurred in the 2 cohort groups. Intensity of scheduling did not have a clear relationship with interaction or cohesiveness. (SK)
Descriptors: Adult Students, Cohort Analysis, Continuing Education, Group Dynamics