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The Effects Of A Freshman Orientation Course On Academic Achievement And Retention, Daniel J. Kelly
The Effects Of A Freshman Orientation Course On Academic Achievement And Retention, Daniel J. Kelly
Retrospective Theses and Dissertations
Freshman business administration students were placed into an extended orientation course during their first semester of enrollment at Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University. The 60 course participants met twice a week for fifteen weeks in a 55-minute class spending approximately 20% of class time in each of the following: (a) lecture; (b) skill exercises; (c) group discussion; (d) guest speaker presentations; and (e) a combination of reviews, quizzes, previews, and assignments. The purpose of the course was to provide students with information and the opportunity to acquire skills to help them to be more successful in college.
Following the end of their …