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2013-12-01
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Mixson-Brookshire, D., Foote, S. M., & Brookshire, D. (2013). Learning to Leap: Using Experiential Education and Collaborative Learning to Enhance Student Perceptions of Self-Confidence in the First-Year Seminar. Journal of College Orientation, Transition, and Retention, 21(1). https://doi.org/10.24926/jcotr.v21i1.2862
Learning to Leap
Using Experiential Education and Collaborative Learning to Enhance Student Perceptions of Self-Confidence in the First-Year Seminar
Deborah Mixson-Brookshire
Stephanie M. Foote
Donald Brookshire
DOI: https://doi.org/10.24926/jcotr.v21i1.2862
Keywords: First-year, student, seminar, self-esteem, academic performance, experiential learning
Abstract
This article describes the effect of participation in experiential activities in a first-year seminar on students’ perceptions of self-esteem and academic performance in their first semester at Kennesaw State University. Findings suggest that student participants had greater levels of self-esteem and achieved higher grade point averages than their peers who were in first-year seminars that were not experientially oriented. The article concludes with strategies for instructors to use to purposefully incorporate experiential learning into a first-year seminar.Metrics
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