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Direct linkCulver, K. C.; Braxton, John; Pascarella, Ernie – Higher Education: The International Journal of Higher Education Research, 2019
While previous research has examined outcomes related to academic rigor, mixed findings have resulted from differing conceptualizations of rigor as well as varying methodological approaches. Defining rigor as those in-class practices and assignments that require students to engage in deep learning and demonstrate cognitive complexity, we use…
Descriptors: Intellectual Development, Lifelong Learning, Critical Thinking, Thinking Skills
Pascarella, Ernest T.; Blaich, Charles – Change: The Magazine of Higher Learning, 2013
Funded by the Center of Inquiry in the Liberal Arts (CILA) at Wabash College, the Wabash National Study of Liberal Arts Education (WNS) is a multi-institution, multi-year, longitudinal study designed to identify the academic and non-academic collegiate experiences that foster liberal learning. This article describes how the study was done and…
Descriptors: Student Surveys, Longitudinal Studies, Liberal Arts, Student Evaluation
