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ERIC Number: EJ658103
Record Type: CIJE
Publication Date: 2002
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ISSN: ISSN-1059-0145
Improving Biology Performance with Workshop Groups.
Born, Wendi K.; Revelle, William; Pinto, Lawrence H.
Journal of Science Education and Technology, v11 n4 p347-65 Dec 2002
Describes a two-year quasi-experiment evaluating the effect of peer-led workshop groups on the performance of minority and majority undergraduate biology students. Suggests that elevated anxiety related to class performance may increase willingness to participate in activities such as workshop interventions. (Contains 53 references.) (Author/YDS)
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Anxiety, Biology, Grouping (Instructional Purposes), Higher Education, Minority Groups, Peer Mediation, Science Education, Workshops
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
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Language: English
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