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Uno Stem Annual Report 2015, Uno Stem Leadership Team
Uno Stem Annual Report 2015, Uno Stem Leadership Team
Student Learning
The following document is a brief Annual Report for the STEM Priority at UNO as of May 1, 2015. The document builds upon past strategic planning discussions, meetings,and conversations and aligns with the UNO STEM Strategic Plan, as first published in the Fall of 2013. It is important to note that the annual report is essentially a“work in progress” and will be continually refined during the next year and updated as initiatives progress. It is also a “springboard” for a continued and strategic review of our local STEM statistics and the professional literature on STEM learning, and it serves as …
College Retention Connections With Multiple Influencing Factors, Jamie Esther Mccracken
College Retention Connections With Multiple Influencing Factors, Jamie Esther Mccracken
Walden Dissertations and Doctoral Studies
There are many challenges associated with student retention. Saint Mary-of-the-Woods College (SMWC) has focused on determining the factors affecting student retention across its campus and distance course delivery formats in order to improve student retention. The purpose in this study was to explore the extent to which age, course delivery, technical ability, and financial background determine retention at SMWC. Retention and attrition models of Tinto and Walleri laid the foundation of this study. Qualitative data on technical ability were collected from 69 students who responded to the survey instrument on Survey Monkey. Quantitative data on retention, age, course delivery, and …
Effects Of An Online Skills Program On Ela Achievement Among Ged Students, Gwendolyn Amanda Flowers
Effects Of An Online Skills Program On Ela Achievement Among Ged Students, Gwendolyn Amanda Flowers
Walden Dissertations and Doctoral Studies
K-12 schools are more commonly using online learning to supplement traditional classroom learning. Previous online adult education researchers have found no significant differences between traditional and online learning outcomes. However, little research has been done with regard to online General Educational Development (GED)-level learning for adults. The purpose of this quantitative study was to explore the effect of the Skills Tutor program compared with traditional learning on GED student achievement in reading/language arts. The Skills Tutor program was used as a means to address the low GED graduation rates at an adult education program through Memphis City Schools. This research …