EFFECTS OF LEARNING STYLE INTERVENTION ON COLLEGE-STUDENTS RETENTION AND ACHIEVEMENT

Authors
NELSON B DUNN R GRIGGS SA PRIMAVERA L FITZPATRICK M BACILIOUS Z MILLER R
Citation
B. Nelson et al., EFFECTS OF LEARNING STYLE INTERVENTION ON COLLEGE-STUDENTS RETENTION AND ACHIEVEMENT, Journal of college student development, 34(5), 1993, pp. 364-369
Citations number
59
Categorie Soggetti
Education & Educational Research","Psychology, Applied
Journal title
Journal of college student development → ACNP
ISSN journal
08975264
Volume
34
Issue
5
Year of publication
1993
Pages
364 - 369
Database
ISI
SICI code
0897-5264(1993)34:5<364:EOLSIO>2.0.ZU;2-9
Abstract
Community college freshmen (N = 1,089) were assigned to three groups t hat differed with the intensity of a learning style intervention. Foll ow-up during the next semester revealed that students in the highest i ntensity group achieved significantly higher grade-point averages and higher retention rates than those in the other groups.