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And if we lose someone, instead of being a dropout, they’ll have a certificate. But is it better than being a dropout? If I just sent out a flyer, no one would do these,” Pearson said. “I “That early milestone — the early win — is so motivating,” Gilbert said. Now they understand how education works. No, it’s not. Yes, it is.”.
Vanessa Pearson, UMPI’s interim dean of students, says as part of the shift, professors and administrators have also examined their own courses to identify “learning outcomes,” which are specific pieces of knowledge that students must know to graduate from a certain program. Vanessa Pearson, UMPI’s interim dean of students.
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The online coursework is designed by the education company Pearson. Source: PEARSON CONNEXUS. Source: PEARSON CONNEXUS. “The self-paced schedule has made a huge difference in the number of kids obtaining credits,” Jones-Redmond said. Once they start, they really want to keep going.”.
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