Goodwin, M. E., & Morgan, J. P., & Wang, Y., & King, M., & Burton, B. A. (2015, June), Implementation of Course-based Learning Communities and Living-Learning Communities along with the Development of a Simple Python Program for Measuring Retention   Paper presented at 2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition, Seattle, Washington. 10.18260/p.24244

\bibitem{asee_peer_24244}
  Goodwin, M. E., \& Morgan, J. P., \& Wang, Y., \& King, M., \& Burton, B. A. (2015, June), \emph{Implementation of Course-based Learning Communities and Living-Learning Communities along with the Development of a Simple Python Program for Measuring Retention }
  Paper presented at 2015 ASEE Annual Conference \& Exposition, Seattle, Washington.
  10.18260/p.24244

Mary E. Goodwin, John Pharo Morgan III, Yan Wang, Michelle King, and Blake A Burton.  "Implementation of Course-based Learning Communities and Living-Learning Communities along with the Development of a Simple Python Program for Measuring Retention ".  2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition, Seattle, Washington, 2015, June.  ASEE Conferences, 2015.  https://peer.asee.org/24244 Internet.  28 Mar, 2025

\bibitem{asee_peer_24244}
  Mary E. Goodwin, John Pharo Morgan III, Yan Wang, Michelle King, and Blake A Burton.
  "Implementation of Course-based Learning Communities and Living-Learning Communities along with the Development of a Simple Python Program for Measuring Retention ".
  \emph{2015 ASEE Annual Conference \& Exposition, Seattle, Washington, 2015, June}.
  ASEE Conferences, 2015.
  https://peer.asee.org/24244 Internet.  28 Mar, 2025

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