A Quasi-Experiment of Residential Learning Community for College of Agriculture Freshmen
K.D. Kelsey, A. Sexten 2003 Journal of Southern Agricultural Education Research v. 53, n. 1, p. 20-32.

A learning community was established to assist freshmen transition to college life.
Students participated in activities designed to impact academic achievement, persistence, and
psychosocial development. A quasi-experimental study found participants had significantly
lower GPAs than equivalent cohorts, persisted at higher rates, and students’ psychosocial
development was not impacted.


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Subject: Education
Resource Type: Pedagogic Resources:Research Results, Journal Article
Research on Learning: Affective Domain:Learning Environments