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University of Southern Maine. Split campus Urban campus (Portland), Traditional Campus (Gorham) Enrollment – Fall 2005 5987 full time, 4987 part time students (10,974) 63 % undergraduates, 20% undeclared, 17% graduate students 96% from the State of Maine Average age 28.5
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University of Southern Maine • Split campus • Urban campus (Portland), Traditional Campus (Gorham) • Enrollment – Fall 2005 • 5987 full time, 4987 part time students (10,974) • 63 % undergraduates, 20% undeclared, 17% graduate students • 96% from the State of Maine • Average age 28.5 • 2.9% are non-white. • Financial Aid 8,900 recipients 57.9% get loans
What we did in psychology • Web-based quizzing in the introductory class. • Used WebCT, existing software. • Also works with Blackboard, ANGEL, Perception, other packages • Use questions from the test bank provided by the publishers. • Does not take much faculty time to incorporate into the class • Low stakes quizzing weekly, allowing repeated attempts at randomized questions. • Another key element – few graphics
Results were very positive • Grades went up about 10% • DFW rate dropped from 28% to 19% • Student reaction is favorable • Concerns about lack of access • 1-2% complain about difficult access, no one indicates lack of access. • Use their own machines, a friends, the office, on campus. • When I asked, everyone in my classes say that access is not a real problem, but a matter of convenience. • Majority express wish that more classes were taught this way.
