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The Link between High-Impact Practices and Student Learning: Some Longitudinal Evidence.
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This paper used data from the Wabash National Study of Liberal Arts Education (WNSE) to estimate the effects of participation in the ten "high-impact" educational practices put forth and endorsed by the Association of American Colleges and Universities (AAC&U) on a variety of liberal arts educational outcomes.Abstract:
The current paper used data from the Wabash National Study of Liberal Arts Education—a longitudinal, pretest/posttest design—to estimate the effects of participation in the ten “high-impact” educational practices put forth and endorsed by the Association of American Colleges and Universities (AAC&U) on a variety of liberal arts educational outcomes. The high-impact practices included in the study were: first-year seminars, academic learning communities, writing-intensive courses, active and collaborative learning, undergraduate research, study abroad, service learning, internships, and capstone courses/experiences. Findings from ordinary least squares regression analyses suggested that active and collaborative learning as well as undergraduate research had broad-reaching positive effects across multiple liberal arts learning outcomes, such as critical thinking, need for cognition, and intercultural effectiveness. Several other high-impact practices—including study abroad, internship, service learning, and capstone course/experience—had more narrowly focused positive effects on student learning. Overall, this study’s findings support AAC&U’s advocacy of high-impact practices as pathways to student success.read more
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Seven Principles for Good Practice in Undergraduate Education: Faculty Inventory. Institutional Inventory.
TL;DR: Chickering is a Distinguished Professor of Higher Education at Memphis State University and a Visiting Professor at George Mason University as mentioned in this paper, and Gamson is a sociologist who holds appointments at the John W. McCormack Institute of Public Affairs at the University of Massachusetts-Boston, and in the Center for the Study of Higher and Postsecondary Education at University of Michigan.
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Active Learning in Flipped Life Science Courses Promotes Development of Critical Thinking Skills
TL;DR: It is suggested that implementing active-learning strategies in the flipped classroom may benefit critical thinking and initial evidence suggesting that underrepresented and first-year students may experience a greater benefit is provided.
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Academic Engagement and Student Success: Do High-Impact Practices Mean Higher Graduation Rates?
TL;DR: The authors examined the relationship between 10 high impact practices and graduation rates at four-year public colleges and universities in the United States, and found that the association of American Colleges and Universities (AAC) found that these practices were correlated with higher graduation rates.
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The Influence of Personal Well-Being on Learning Achievement in University Students Over Time: Mediating or Moderating Effects of Internal and External University Engagement
TL;DR: Results showed that personal well-being measured at the beginning of university study positively predicted students' personal growth and academic achievement after 3 years' study, and the internal dimensions of university engagement showed longitudinal significant mediational effect and external dimensions did not have significant longitudinal moderating effect.
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Seven principles for good practice in undergraduate education
TL;DR: Chickering is a Distinguished Professor of Higher Education at Memphis State University and a Visiting Professor at George Mason University as discussed by the authors, and Gamson is a sociologist who holds appointments at the John W. McCormack Institute of Public Affairs at the University of Massachusetts-Boston, and in the Center for the Study of Higher and Postsecondary Education at University of Michigan.