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50 Years of ERIC
50 Years of ERIC
The Education Resources Information Center (ERIC) is celebrating its 50th Birthday! First opened on May 15th, 1964 ERIC continues the long tradition of ongoing innovation and enhancement.

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Using a Common First-Year Book to Promote Reading, Connections, and Critical Thinking
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Goldfine, Ruth; Mixson-Brookshire, Deborah; Hoerrner, Keisha; Morrissey, Julia – Journal of The First-Year Experience & Students in Transition, 2011
A large, suburban, Southeastern university conducted a multi-method study on the effectiveness of its common reader program in meeting multiple learning objectives. Data from approximately 700 respondents, all of whom were first-year students enrolled in 37 sections of the university's traditional first-year seminar course, revealed that the…
Descriptors: College Freshmen, First Year Seminars, Critical Thinking, Comparative Analysis
Comparing Student Learning Outcomes in an Independent Section of a First-Year Seminar to a First-Year Seminar Embedded in a Learning Community
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Smith, Deborah N.; Goldfine, Ruth; Windham, Melissa – Journal of The First-Year Experience & Students in Transition, 2009
In this study, the authors examine the differences between two groups of students--those enrolled in either an independent section of a first-year seminar and those enrolled in a first-year seminar embedded in a learning community. In particular, the authors focused on the extent to which course/program outcomes were being met, as reported by…
Descriptors: College Freshmen, First Year Seminars, Self Evaluation (Individuals), Independent Study