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The Effects Of An Academic Support Services Unit On The Grade Point Average For Students Admitted On Probation, Keith Branham
The Effects Of An Academic Support Services Unit On The Grade Point Average For Students Admitted On Probation, Keith Branham
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The goal of this research was to examine the effects, if any, the programs available from an Academic Support Services unit of a small, private, liberal arts college might have on the grade point averages of students admitted on probation over two major semesters. The assumption was that the students who utilized the services of the Academic Center for Excellence would demonstrate more increases in GPA than students who did not utilize the services. The literature review of this study found that, although there were many factors and student characteristics that could predict and explain student achievement in course work, …