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ERIC Number: EJ1176930
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2018-Jun
Pages: 9
Abstractor: As Provided
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ISSN: ISSN-0361-0365
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Do GPAs Differ between Longer Classes and More Frequent Classes at Liberal Arts Colleges?
Diette, Timothy M.; Raghav, Manu
Research in Higher Education, v59 n4 p519-527 Jun 2018
Colleges and universities offer classes that meet for different lengths of time and different numbers of days per week, such as classes that meet 2 days and those that meet 3 days. Traditionally triweekly classes that met for a shorter duration were more common than classes that met biweekly for a longer duration. Biweekly classes are becoming more popular with time. However, there is some concern that classes that meet more often are better suited for student learning than others. This paper, using data from a small liberal arts college, finds that after controlling for the starting time of the class meeting and course fixed effects as well as faculty and student fixed effects, student learning across 2 and 3 days classes is essentially the same.
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Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
Education Level: Higher Education
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Language: English
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