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ERIC Number: EJ446286
Record Type: CIJE
Publication Date: 1991
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ISSN: ISSN-1046-3364
Creating a Disposition to Learn: Promoting Enduring Effects from Learning Improvement Programs.
Sherman, Thomas M.
Research & Teaching in Developmental Education, v8 n1 p37-47 Fall 1991
Describes the procedures and results of a two-year project to improve the learning skills of first-year college students, focusing on aspects of students' daily lives and on effective study actions, strategies, and attitudes. Student achievement was higher than a comparative cohort, and differences were maintained into the second year. (DMM)
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, College Freshmen, Higher Education, Learning Motivation, Learning Strategies, Program Descriptions, Program Effectiveness, Program Evaluation, Skill Development, Study Habits, Study Skills, Universities
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Evaluative; Reports - Descriptive
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Language: English
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