Date of Award
12-2001
Degree Name
Master of Arts
Department
Psychology
First Advisor
Dr. Dale Brethower
Second Advisor
Dr. Brad Huitema
Third Advisor
Dr. R. Wayne Fuqua
Access Setting
Masters Thesis-Open Access
Abstract
The purpose of this study was to determine what effect the LTL course had on student grade point averages and graduation rates at Western Michigan University. Three hundred fifty seven undergraduate students who took the LTL class between Fall semester 1987 and Winter semester 1995 were selected as the experimental group. The LTL students were divided into categories based on whether they were Beginners, Transfers, or Re-entries. The three groups of students were matched with control subjects based on demographic variables and academic history using logistic regression. Statistics were computed on all subjects in terms of the differences between the matched subjects in GPAs and graduation rates. Results from a ANOV A and Wilcoxon Sum Rank tests showed that there was no significant difference in either graduation rates or final GPAs.
Recommended Citation
Morrill, Kimberly A., "The Effects of Learning to Learn: Nine Years of Data from Western Michigan University" (2001). Masters Theses. 3337.
https://scholarworks.wmich.edu/masters_theses/3337