Participants' GPA improved significantly over the school year, with 81% improving and 66% improving enough to have academic probation status removed¶

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Evidence · 1 study (2 entries) · causal r1 · q2
Currency · newest study 2017 · checked against its sources 2026-11-02 (automated, 2 of 2 entries) · not reviewed by a person

Subclaims¶

q2 i? GPA improved significantly from pre-SSC (M = 1.35) to post-SSC (M = 1.91), t(101) = -8.11, p < .0001. → Bowering 2017 q2 i? 81% of students (n = 79) improved their GPA, and 66% (n = 64) improved enough for the AP designation to be removed (cumulative GPA above 1.7). → Bowering 2017 (2)

Evidence¶

Bowering 2017¶

Bowering, E. R., Mills, J., & Merritt, A. (2017). Learning How to Learn: A Student Success Course for At Risk Students. The Canadian Journal for the Scholarship of Teaching and Learning, 8(3). http://ir.lib.uwo.ca/cjsotl_rcacea/vol8/iss3/12

q2 · i? · causal · r1

Registrar-tracked GPA comparison for N = 97 participants (3 lacked GPA information), comparing cumulative GPA before SSC registration with a GPA based on the SSC term and the subsequent term. The article notes this second GPA "potentially may be lowered" because it includes the SSC term's performance.

"A paired sample t-test indicated that the GPA scores improved significantly from pre -SSC (M = 1.35) to post -SSC ( M = 1.91), t(101) = -8.11, p < .0001"

Bowering 2017 (2)¶

Bowering, E. R., Mills, J., & Merritt, A. (2017). Learning How to Learn: A Student Success Course for At Risk Students. The Canadian Journal for the Scholarship of Teaching and Learning, 8(3). http://ir.lib.uwo.ca/cjsotl_rcacea/vol8/iss3/12

q2 · i? · causal · r1

Outcome breakdown reported with the paired GPA analysis: most participants improved enough to exit the probation designation, which the university removes when cumulative GPA rises above 1.7.

"Specifically, 81% of students (n = 79) improved, with 66% (n = 64) improving enough to have the AP status removed (i.e., cumulative GPA now > 1.7)"

Discussion¶

Related Claims¶

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