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Cognition and Character: Measuring and Assessing Intellectual Development in Higher Education
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Gabe Avakian Orona – ProQuest LLC, 2022
The value of higher education, and particularly the four-year undergraduate venture influenced from the liberal arts tradition, is largely framed around the impact it has on a broad range of skills and dispositions that serve to enhance human flourishing. Employers and society more broadly can benefit from individuals who are committed to careful…
Descriptors: Undergraduate Students, Student Experience, Student Development, Individual Development
Critical Traits of Graduate Student Mentors Affecting Students' Science Identity Development in an NSF-Funded Research Experiences for Undergraduates (REU) Program
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Ann Mabrouk, Patricia; Gapud Remijan, Michael – Mentoring & Tutoring: Partnership in Learning, 2023
Reported herein are the findings from a grounded study probing the impact of graduate student mentors in a National Science Foundation (NSF)-funded research experiences for undergraduates (REU) program (2014-2016) in chemistry & chemical biology at an urban private research university on undergraduates' development through the lens of…
Descriptors: Undergraduate Students, Mentors, Graduate Students, Self Concept
Personalised Learning Pedagogies and the Impact on Student Progression and Retention: The Case of Counselling Training within a University Setting
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Paul Galbally; Fevronia Christodoulidi – Teaching in Higher Education, 2024
This paper discusses the significance of personalised learning pedagogies in relation to developing new professional identities whilst pursuing a degree and facilitating student progression and retention. The data derived from conducting a case study focusing on culturally diverse cohorts of students completing a BSc (Hons) Counselling…
Descriptors: Universities, Counselor Training, Individualized Instruction, School Holding Power
Can College Students Accurately Assess What Affects Their Learning and Development?
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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
Effects of Diversity Experiences on Socially Responsible Leadership over Four Years of College
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Parker, Eugene T., III; Pascarella, Ernest T. – Journal of Diversity in Higher Education, 2013
Regarding collegiate experiences, several studies have examined the effects of diversity experiences on educational, psychosocial, and other college outcomes (Pascarella & Terenzini, 2005). However, there exists a limited body of research, which has focused on the impact of those types of experiences on leadership development among students…
Descriptors: Leadership Training, Social Responsibility, Student Experience, Diversity (Institutional)
Impact of Life Experiences on Cognitive Development.
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Thorndike, Robert M.; And Others – 1989
The kinds of life events that may affect cognitive development were explored for 777 students, mostly freshmen, enrolled in introductory social science courses at Western Washington University Bellingham (Washington). Cognitive functioning was assessed using the Measure of Epistemological Reflection (MER) of M. B. Taylor (1983). Students also…
Descriptors: Cognitive Development, College Freshmen, Epistemology, Essay Tests