Faculty Scholarly Dissemination Grants
The Impact of a Structured Learning Assistance Program on Performance in a Managerial Finance Course
Department
Finance Department
College
Seidman College of Business
Date Range
2012-2013
Disciplines
Business
Abstract
The purpose of this research is to measure the performance of students in a conventionally taught required course in Managerial Finance at a large Midwestern university versus a section taught by the same instructor using a Structured Learning Assistance (SLA) Program. The content for a SLA course is identical to a non-SLA course. The difference in the SLA approach is if a student grade falls below a C, the SLA student is required to attend weekly workshop sessions until the grade returns to the required level, or higher. Our hypothesis is the overall course grade for the experimental class (SLA section) is significantly different from the overall course grade in the control section (non-SLA section). We have collected the core data and are in the process of analyzing the results.
Conference Name
2013 SOBIE Annual Academic Conference
Conference Location
Destin, FL
ScholarWorks Citation
Edwards, Susan; Willey, Thomas; and Griggs, Frank, "The Impact of a Structured Learning Assistance Program on Performance in a Managerial Finance Course" (2013). Faculty Scholarly Dissemination Grants. 1212.
https://scholarworks.gvsu.edu/fsdg/1212
