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New Evidence on How to Detect and Prevent Academic Cheating

January 25, 2023 admin college, testing

To uphold the principles of academic integrity, educational institutions around the globe engage in an ongoing fight against academic cheating.

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Bar graphs show likelihood of enrolling and graduating in STEM increases for women with woman advisers
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Female Science Advisors Can Help Women Bridge the STEM Gender Gap

April 5, 2022August 3, 2022 admin careers, college, education, gender, STEM

Women are still largely underrepresented in the fields of science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM). This issue has prompted fervent

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Completing an Internship Increases Wages and Probability of Employment

March 15, 2021March 15, 2021 admin careers, college, education, employment

The share of university students completing an internship is as high as 75–80 percent in many countries throughout North America

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Adjunct Teaching Fuels Grade Inflation and Distorts Student Choices

December 23, 2020 admin academia, careers, college, education, labor

Since the mid-1970s, higher education has increasingly relied on part-time, adjunct faculty. By 2015, 40% of classroom instructors were hired

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relationship between Greek affiliation and normalized grades, falling grades
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Does Greek Membership in College Improve Academic and Career Outcomes?

December 10, 2020 admin careers, college, education

Almost a fifth of U.S. college students join a Greek organization during college, yet we know strikingly little about the

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Student Loans—Extra Cash per Semester Doesn’t Translate to Better Results

September 4, 2020August 4, 2020 admin college, education, financial aid

Student loans balances exceed 1.6 trillion dollars, and the amount keeps growing. Why do students borrow, and when they borrow,

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How Do Peers Impact Learning—Virtual Edition?

August 28, 2020July 30, 2020 admin college, education, peers, virtual learning

As education has moved increasingly online, it’s important to understand how peers can help one another learn in virtual settings.

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Traditional Financial Aid Packages May Be Less Helpful for Older, Working Adults

August 7, 2020July 28, 2020 admin college, financial aid, low-income students

Although college enrollment increased significantly over the last few decades, fewer than half of all adults have earned a postsecondary

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Graph: students work harder after recoded GPA is lower.
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How Do “High-Stakes” Grades Affect Student Behavior?

July 10, 2020June 10, 2020 admin college, education, grades

Grades, including evaluations by teachers, standardized test scores, and exam results, can affect student behavior for at least three reasons.

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graph: students underestimate earnings with various majorse
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Learning about Potential Earnings Changes Students’ Choice of College Major

May 5, 2020 admin careers, college

An undergraduate’s choice of college major has enormous consequences for their economic future, but how well do they understand their

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