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Classroom Observation: Kaplan University Student Body
Participants were recruited randomly from the Kaplan University campus student body. Just over 1/10 of the population (1,093), agreed to participate in the study. Flyers, pamphlets, and posters, in addition to the school’s newsletter and radio station broadcasted the need for participants during the hours of 10 am to 2pm each day. Study participants underwent a face-to-face question and answer forum designed to determine which group within the study they belonged. Half of the group agreed to use the XCEL program while the other half did not. With permission from the second group of students, their assessments, GPA scores, and classroom observations became part of the study as a control group.
Student demographics consist of age, gender,

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