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Western Michigan University

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2000

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A Comparison Of Learning In Adult Accelerated And Non-Accelerated Courses, Donald J. Green Apr 2000

A Comparison Of Learning In Adult Accelerated And Non-Accelerated Courses, Donald J. Green

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The focus of this study w as a comparison of learning acquired by adult students in two accelerated sections and one nonaccelerated section o f a college-level course in diversity held at a private school in the Midwestern United States. The course was identical in title, instructor, course materials, examinations, and course outcomes. To measure other potential differences in the experience of the three sections, student participants were asked to complete a precourse survey, postcourse survey, and postcourse classroom environmental assessment instrument called the College and University Classroom Environment Instrument (CUCEI; Treagust & Fraser, 1986).

Upon completion of the course, …