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Direct linkERIC Number: EJ814199
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2008-Nov
Pages: 3
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ISSN: ISSN-1066-8926
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Success and Interactive Learning: Sailing toward Student Achievement
Midcap, Richard; Seitzer, Joan; Holliday, Randy; Childs, Amy; Bowser, Dana
Community College Journal of Research and Practice, v32 n11 p883-885 Nov 2008
Success and Interactive Learning's (SAIL) front-loaded retention activities and unique financial incentives have combined to improve retention, persistence, and success of first-time college students. Its effectiveness has been validated through a comparison of retention rates and aggregate quality-point averages of SAIL cohorts with those rates for overall first-time freshman cohorts.
Descriptors: Incentives, School Holding Power, Academic Persistence, Academic Achievement, College Freshmen, Program Effectiveness, Educational Quality, Community Colleges, Statistical Data, Comparative Analysis
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Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Descriptive
Education Level: Higher Education; Two Year Colleges
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Language: English
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Identifiers - Location: Maryland
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