April 16, 2009
Learning-Skills Course Appears to Help Students Succeed
A learning and motivation course at Ohio State University appears to have succeeded in improving students’ grades and retention rates, according to a study scheduled to be presented today at the annual meeting of the American Educational Research Association in San Diego.
The elective course, which modestly promises to teach students to “manage their lives,” offers a familiar array of note-taking and reading-comprehension tips. But it also includes less-familiar lessons
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