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Purpose - While many business schools use large classes for the sake of efficiency, faculty and students tend to … results indicate that students perceive lower levels of teacher interaction and satisfaction in larger classes. Originality …
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This paper describes the experiences of team-teaching a course about the culture and economy of Spain in Spanish. Our pedagogical approach is interdisciplinary and experiential learning through short-term international travel combined with classes in the US. Conducted in Spanish, the course...
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the course grade, likelihood of course completion, and students’ overall retention rates at the university. Research … problem of selection of students into SI participation. To overcome this selection bias, we use administrative data from a mid … subgroups of female students, students with below median SAT/ACT scores, and juniors and seniors …
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distributional effects across students. We test the model using the quasi-natural experiment of the G8 reform in Germany. We find …, such benefits are more pronounced for well-prepared students. In contrast, less-prepared students do not benefit from the …
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This paper presents compelling anecdotal evidence from two cohorts of graduate students introduced to spatial reasoning … improvement in depth of understanding of three key economic concepts. Given the minimal time involved in equipping students with …
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Gender differences in school performance, raises the question of why one gender under-performs. Discrimination is one potential reason, and here I exploit a systemic structure in Norwegian high schools that allows me to identify the level of gender discrimination in grade setting. The results...
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