“Independent ratings of students’ learning outcomes demonstrate that when faculty learn and apply better ways of addressing desirable student learning outcomes, they translate their learning into course materials and assignments that actually do positively influence students’ learning,” the book says. “That result, in the end, constitutes a successful case, and that kind of design produces long-range outcomes.”
other factors that magnify academic shortcomings and put students at risk of dropping out. They include:Being the first member of the family to attend college.Being the product of a K-12 system that failed to develop students’ potential.Holding down a job, in most cases full time.Being a parent, often a single parent.Being a part-time student and dropping out periodically due to the demands of time or lack of resources.
One prominent example of a successful program for preventing plagiarism is found at Turnitin.com. This is a group of dedicated professionals working to stop the spread of Internet plagiarism and promote new technologies in education. Their team is an eclectic mix of former teachers, doctoral students, designers, computer scientists, and business professionals located in Oakland,California.