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Student Response Systems (SRS) and the Performance of First-Generation Students Majoring in Business

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  • Ricardo Cunningham

    (University of Dubuque, 2000 University ave. Dubuque, IA 52001.)

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Traditionally, first-generation college students (students whose parents didn’t attend college) are at a distinct disadvantage in regards to academic performance and outcomes at post-secondary institutions; and according to the literature, the most commonly declared major of first-generation students is business. Student response systems (SRS) are an in-class student polling technology that is designed to create an engaging and inviting learning environment that maximizes active learning. This study seeks to determine if SRS causes a significant improvement in the exam scores for first-generation college students majoring in business exposed to SRS compared to first-generation college students majoring in business not exposed to SRS.

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  • Ricardo Cunningham, 2016. "Student Response Systems (SRS) and the Performance of First-Generation Students Majoring in Business," Journal of Business, LAR Center Press, vol. 1(4), pages 1-12, September.
    • Handle: RePEc:lrc:larjob:v:1:y:2016:i:4:p:1-12
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    Keywords

    First-generation students; student response systems; SRS; technological pedagogy;
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    JEL classification:

    • M00 - Business Administration and Business Economics; Marketing; Accounting; Personnel Economics - - General - - - General

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