Study Group Success
Recently, in response to findings suggesting the effectiveness of
group study in the sciences, many faculty members have restructured
their homework assignments so that they are actually designed for
groups. Also, more professors not only mention the value of study
groups outside of class, but actually create such groups.
Professor Light details some findings:
- In 1990, 55% of the students who originally
said they wanted to concentrate in science remained science majors
until graduation.
After Study Groups Finding and Implementation:
- 1997 = 57% remained science majors until graduation
- 1998 = 59% remained science majors until graduation
- 1999 = 61% remained science majors until graduation
- 2000 = 63% remained science majors until graduation
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