Promoting at-promise student success in 4-year universities: Recommendations from the thompson scholars learning communities.

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Elise Swanson ◽  
KC Culver ◽  
Darnell Cole ◽  
Gwendelyn Rivera
Keyword(s):  
Student Success ◽  
Learning Communities

scholarly journals Effect of a Place-Based Learning Community on Belonging, Persistence, and Equity Gaps for First-Year STEM Students

2020 ◽  
Vol 45 (6) ◽  
pp. 509-531
Author(s):  
Matthew D. Johnson ◽  
Amy E. Sprowles ◽  
Katlin R. Goldenberg ◽  
Steven T. Margell ◽  
Lisa Castellino
Keyword(s):  
Experimental Design ◽  
Student Success ◽  
Learning Communities ◽  
Learning Community ◽  
Sense Of Belonging ◽  
Reference Group ◽  
Natural World ◽  
First Year ◽  
Quasi Experimental ◽  
Stem Students

AbstractWe combined tenets of learning communities and place-based learning to develop an innovative first-year program for STEM students. Using a quasi-experimental design, we found that participants in the place-based learning community had a stronger sense of belonging, improved academic performance, and increased first-year persistence relative to a matched reference group. We also showed that participation narrowed equity gaps in first-year outcomes for students underrepresented in the sciences. A sense of place arises not just from a location, but from interrelationships between people and the natural world, and these results suggest organizing learning around place can promote inclusive student success.

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