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Direct linkWang, Jui-Sheng; Pascarella, Ernest T.; Nelson Laird, Thomas F.; Ribera, Amy K. – Studies in Higher Education, 2015
In this study the authors analyze longitudinal student survey data from the 17-institution Wabash National Study of Liberal Arts Education (WNS) to determine the extent that the influence of overall exposure to clear and organized instruction on four-year growth in two measures of cognitive development is mediated by student use of deep approaches…
Descriptors: Critical Thinking, Classroom Techniques, Instructional Effectiveness, Longitudinal Studies
Padgett, Ryan D.; Keup, Jennifer R.; Pascarella, Ernest T. – Journal of Student Affairs Research and Practice, 2013
Using longitudinal data from the Wabash National Study of Liberal Arts Education, this study measured the impact of first-year seminars on college students' life-long learning orientations. The findings suggest that first-year seminars enhance students' life-long learning orientations and that the effect of first-year seminars is mediated through…
Descriptors: Seminars, College Freshmen, Lifelong Learning, Program Effectiveness
Bowman, Nicholas A.; Seifert, Tricia A. – Journal of College Student Development, 2011
Informal (and sometimes formal) assessments in higher education often ask students how their skills or attitudes have changed as the result of engaging in a particular course or program; however, it is unclear to what extent these self-reports are accurate. Using a longitudinal sample of over 3,000 college students, we found that students were…
Descriptors: College Students, Student Attitudes, Student Experience, Cognitive Development
