Sara Sharun
Enrollment in a Library Credit Course is Positively Related to the College Graduation Rates of Full Time Students
review ofx0d cook jm 2014 library credit course student success rates longitudinal study college amp research libraries 753 272283 doi105860crl12424x0d x0d abstractx0d x0d objective determine impact creditbearing information literacy skills course student success ratesx0d x0d design observational study x0d x0d setting academic library midsized university georgia united states americax0d x0d subjects nine cohorts students n15012 entered institution first time fulltime basis year 1999 2007 x0d x0d methods aggregate data student cohort gathered department institutional research planning data included high school act sat scores high school graduating gpas college graduating gpas college graduation dates nine cohorts divided two groups students took credit library course libr 1101 point student career students cohort pearson chisquare test used determine statistical correlation library course enrollment four five sixyear graduation rates ztests used determine difference average graduation gpa students take course well difference average high school graduation gpa act sat scores two groups cohortx0d x0d main results graduation rates positively associated students took library course point studies students took library course graduated higher rates students 56 students took library course graduated within studys time frame compared 30 take course average significant difference college graduation gpas students take libr 1101 time period study students took course graduated students took course higher graduating gpas x0d x0d conclusion students enrolled libr 1101 point studies graduated significantly higher rate students