Improve Student Success with Learning Community Teams
Track
Research Proposal / Learning Theories and Pedagogy
Abstract
Using teams as an instructional strategy for improving student success was studied in F2F and online accounting classes. In the experimental groups, students were assigned to semester-length, learning community teams. When comparing the student success rates for the experimental groups to the same rates for the control groups in which students were not assigned to teams, the experimental groups showed higher course grade point averages, higher student grades and higher retention rates. Creative ways for structuring teams as well as reporting and accountability from team members will be explained. Student feedback on the benefits of learning communities will be shared.
Session Format
Presentation Session
Location
Room 1
Publication Type and Release Option
Event
Recommended Citation
Eason, Susan L., "Improve Student Success with Learning Community Teams" (2017). SoTL Commons Conference. 51.
https://digitalcommons.georgiasouthern.edu/sotlcommons/SoTL/2017/51
Improve Student Success with Learning Community Teams
Room 1
Using teams as an instructional strategy for improving student success was studied in F2F and online accounting classes. In the experimental groups, students were assigned to semester-length, learning community teams. When comparing the student success rates for the experimental groups to the same rates for the control groups in which students were not assigned to teams, the experimental groups showed higher course grade point averages, higher student grades and higher retention rates. Creative ways for structuring teams as well as reporting and accountability from team members will be explained. Student feedback on the benefits of learning communities will be shared.
