Title
Implementation of Online Tutoring Program to Increase University Student Information Retention
Date of Award:
5-2015
Document Type:
Thesis
Degree Name:
Master of Science (MS)
Department:
Nutrition, Dietetics, and Food Sciences
Committee
Heidi Wengreen
Abstract
Online tutoring program, Mastering Nutrition©, was implemented as a required portion of an entry level collegiate nutrition course. The Mastering Nutrition program incorporates effective teaching pedagogies that initiate information transfer and retention. To test the ability of tutoring program to increase student learning outcomes, a set of questions specific to course learning objectives were asked of students in two consecutive semesters. Questions were administered to students in a pretest, in the final exam, and in a posttest 4-6 months after course completion. Repeated measures analysis of variance reported no significant difference for posttest scores when compared to control scores, p=.595. Pretest data compared to posttest data indicated improvement in student outcomes on the final test for students with the lowest preliminary scores with implementation of Mastery©.
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Recommended Citation
Litchford, April, "Implementation of Online Tutoring Program to Increase University Student Information Retention" (2015). All Graduate Theses and Dissertations. 4258.
https://digitalcommons.usu.edu/etd/4258
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