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Table D2
Detailed regression summary tables: CIRP data base, African American students
Significant positive effects: blue square
Significant negative effects: blue diamond
Outcome Variable


Four-year learning outcomes: Intellectual and academic skills---page 2 of 2

Analytical and problem-solving skills
    Workshop model     Discussion model     Socializing model   Same race: Close friends
  in college model  
  Predictors r Step 1 Step 2 Step 3 r Step 1 Step 2 Step 3 r Step 1 Step 2 Step 3 r Step 1 Step 2 Step 3
  Classroom  -.093  -.107  -.107  -.093
  Informal interaction (model)  .131 blue square blue square blue square  .044  .039  .041

Ability to think critically
    Workshop model     Discussion model     Socializing model   Same race: Close friends
  in college model  
  Predictors r Step 1 Step 2 Step 3 r Step 1 Step 2 Step 3 r Step 1 Step 2 Step 3 r Step 1 Step 2 Step 3
  Classroom  -031  -029 blue diamond  -029  -031
  Informal interaction (model)  .098  .171 blue square blue square blue square  -.001  .093 blue square blue square

Writing skills
    Workshop model     Discussion model     Socializing model   Same race: Close friends
  in college model  
  Predictors r Step 1 Step 2 Step 3 r Step 1 Step 2 Step 3 r Step 1 Step 2 Step 3 r Step 1 Step 2 Step 3
  Classroom  .100  .106  .106  .100
  Informal interaction (model)  .165 blue square blue square blue square  .213 blue square blue square blue square  .078  .065

Foreign language skills
    Workshop model     Discussion model     Socializing model   Same race: Close friends
  in college model  
  Predictors r Step 1 Step 2 Step 3 r Step 1 Step 2 Step 3 r Step 1 Step 2 Step 3 r Step 1 Step 2 Step 3
  Classroom  .098  .103  .103  .098
  Informal interaction (model)  .190 blue square blue square blue square  -.069  .011  -.044

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