A Longitudinal Study of the Effects of a Freshman Seminar.

Wilkie, Carolyn; Kuckuck, Sherrill

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Publication Date: 1989

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A Longitudinal Study of the Effects of a Freshman Seminar.

Wilkie, Carolyn; Kuckuck, Sherrill

Journal of the Freshman Year Experience, v1 n1 p7-16 1989

The study found that high-risk college freshmen (N=74) who successfully completed a freshman orientation course were less likely to drop out and achieved higher grade point averages over a three-year period than students not in an orientation course. (Author/MLW)

Descriptors: Academic Persistence, College Freshmen, Comparative Analysis, First Year Seminars, Grade Point Average, High Risk Students, Higher Education, Longitudinal Studies, Orientation, Program Effectiveness, School Holding Power, Student Attrition

Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research

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Language: English

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IES Cited: ED563392