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Gunderson, D E and Moore, J D (2008) Group learning pedagogy and group selection. International Journal of Construction Education and Research, 4(01), 34-45.

Type: Journal Article
Keywords: academic achievement; construction; education; GPA; work experience
ISBN/ISSN: 1557-8771
URL: https://doi.org/10.1080/15578770801943877
Abstract:
This study compared the academic achievement of students who participated in a cooperative education program (co-op students) with that of students who did not participate (nonco-op students). The alternate hypothesis was that students who gained knowledge through co-op work experience would use that knowledge in subsequent coursework and thus would achieve a higher grade point average (GPA) than students who did not participate in the co-op program. Historical data were analyzed for students (N = 460) who graduated from the building science program at Auburn University from 1996 to 2000. The independent variable was STATUS (co-op vs. nonco-op), and the dependent variable of academic achievement was measured by the GPA of five sequential project management classes (PM GPA). There was a significant difference between co-op students’ and nonco-op students’ PM GPA mean scores for two of the four groups studied. The results seem to suggest that the treatment, co-op participation, did not have an effect on the weakest academic group (G1) nor the strongest academic group (G4), but rather influenced the two groups in between (G2 and G3).

Nguyen, T H, Berstein, S, McIntyre, C and Smith, G R (2008) Customer service management practices in the homebuilding industry. International Journal of Construction Education and Research, 4(01), 3-17.