Excel: An intensive and structured program of advising and academic support to assist minority freshmen to succeed at a large state university |
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Authors: | Brigham Thomas A. Moseley Sonja A. Sneed Stephen Fisher Michael |
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Affiliation: | (1) Student Advising and Learning Center, Washington State University, Pullman, Washington;(2) Division of Minority Affairs, Washington State University, Pullman, Washington;(3) McKale Center, University of Arizona, Tucson, Arizona;(4) Department of Psychology, Washington State University, 99164-4820 Pullman, Washington |
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Abstract: | It is a consistent observation that minority students graduate at much lower rates than majority students at our large state colleges and universities. The Excel program was designed to assist ethnic minority students adjust to the demands of university life and succeed both academically and personally. The program has three major components: a two semester two credit core seminar, weekly instructional support groups, and peer led tutorial/discussion groups. The results of the first two years of the program were evaluated in a number of studies comparing the performance of the Excel students to other minority and majority freshmen at the university. In all comparisons the Excel students were found to have performed significantly better than other minority groups and equal to or better than majority students. The results are discussed in terms of the variables that appear to affect minority student success at large universities. |
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Keywords: | minority freshmen advising academics achievement |
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