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Download full textToppin, Ian N.; Chitsonga, Shadreck – Journal of Inquiry and Action in Education, 2016
The QEP that was implemented in this study focused on enhancing students' critical thinking skills. A pretest/posttest approach was used to assess students' critical thinking progress in freshman level core English and Math courses. An intervention was performed involving intensive instruction and assignments relating to a set of reasoning…
Descriptors: Critical Thinking, Maturity (Individuals), Academic Ability, Student Evaluation
Direct linkBowman, 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
Bohr, Louise; And Others – 1994
This study investigated the relative freshman-year cognitive impacts of 2 historically black and 16 predominantly white colleges on black students. Of these institutions, 5 were 2-year institutions and the rest were 4-year colleges. The data were taken from a pool of 2,416 freshmen students who participated in the National Study of Student…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Black Colleges, Black Students, Cognitive Development
Terenzini, Patrick T. – 1993
This study examined how three dimensions of college students' experiences affect critical thinking skills: (1) curricular exposure, (2) formal classroom and instructional experiences, and (3) out-of-class experiences. The study used a 1-year, longitudinal, panel study design using data collected as part of a pilot study for a national,…
Descriptors: Class Activities, College Outcomes Assessment, College Role, College Students
Pascarella, Ernest; And Others – 1994
In further exploring the relationship between teacher behaviors and student learning, this study, part of the National Study of Student Learning, examined how teacher organization and preparation and teacher skill and clarity influenced the development of general cognitive skills in the first year of college. A sample of 2,302 students attending…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, College Faculty, College Freshmen, Course Organization
Lutz, David A. – 1992
In order to evaluate the validity of outcomes assessment at two-year colleges, the American College Testing (ACT) Program developed "Project Cooperation." Institutions participating in the project administered tests and surveys to measure changes in students' cognitive abilities over time and record student feedback, and reported the…
Descriptors: Accountability, Cognitive Tests, Community Colleges, Cooperative Programs
