Word: allisons
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Dates: during 1970-1979
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...Allison cited the increased teaching time spent on self-paced students as the main factor in their higher retention rate...
...look at factors like field of concentration, interest in economics, general intellectual priorities, etc. to see which people are helped most by self-pacing," Allison said...
Associate Professor of Economics Elisabeth S. Allison, head section person of Ec 10, gave the three-hour test last week to 83 students selected from three groups: self-paced students, students from regular sections, and students who have never taken the course...
...Allison released what she termed "very raw median scores" from the test. Self-paced students generally scored 60 to 70 of a possible 110 points, students from conventional sections scored in the 50 to 60 range, and those who had never taken Ec 10 scored in the twenties...
...Allison received about $6000 in funds in 1972 for the self-pacing experiment from President Bok. The money came from the President's Discretionary Fund, which provides funds for educational innovation...