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Download full textFeygin, Amy; Miller, Trey; Poole, Jenny; Hatcher, Mark; Choi, Linda – College Completion Network, 2022
From fall 2021 to summer 2022, the American Institutes for Research (AIR) conducted virtual focus groups with administrators at 47 colleges: a nationally representative sample of 36 2-year and broad-access 4-year colleges and a purposive sample of 11 colleges selected for their track record with advising. The study identified four key findings…
Descriptors: Academic Advising, College Students, College Freshmen, Administrators
Amber D. Dumford; Angie L. Miller; Armando A. Rijo – Journal of Campus Activities Practice and Scholarship, 2023
Co-curricular activities have been shown to impact many measures of academic success, such as academic self-confidence, leadership abilities, identity development, personal development, and student thriving. Borrowing from established research paradigms on pluralistic ignorance, the current study sought to explore whether first-year and senior…
Descriptors: Behavior Standards, Social Behavior, College Students, Gender Differences
National Survey of Student Engagement, 2010
The National Survey of Student Engagement (NSSE) documents dimensions of quality in undergraduate education and provides information and assistance to colleges, universities, and other organizations to improve student learning. Its primary activity is annually surveying college students to assess the extent to which they engage in educational…
Descriptors: Learner Engagement, National Surveys, Student Surveys, Undergraduate Students
Peer reviewedBruce, C. S.; Brameld, G. H. – Higher Education Research and Development, 1990
A library instruction program has been instituted in civil engineering at the Queensland University of Technology (Australia) in an effort to improve the research skills of fourth year students working on research projects. Students with extended library instruction were found to have better information-seeking behavior than others. (Author/MSE)
Descriptors: Civil Engineering, College Seniors, Engineering Education, Foreign Countries
Gardner, Philip D.; Jackson, Linda A. – 1990
This study was conducted to investigate the pay expectations of graduating seniors, and specifically, the relationship between gender and pay expectations for one's self and others. The main purpose of the study was to determine if women and men differed in their initial pay expectations. Surveys were received from 447 college seniors, including…
Descriptors: Attitude Measures, College Seniors, Comparable Worth, Comparative Analysis
Peer reviewedIsaac, Paul D.; And Others – Research in Higher Education, 1992
A survey of 791 university seniors investigated the relationship of their parents' educational background and gender to their own plans for postgraduation study. Field of study was also considered. A strong effect of same-sex parent educational level on educational aspiration was noted. (MSE)
Descriptors: College Seniors, College Students, Educational Background, Graduate Study
National Survey of Student Engagement, 2008
The National Survey of Student Engagement (NSSE) documents dimensions of quality in undergraduate education and provides information and assistance to colleges, universities, and other organizations to improve student learning. Its primary activity is annually surveying college students to assess the extent to which they engage in educational…
Descriptors: Learner Engagement, National Surveys, Student Surveys, Undergraduate Students
Ratcliff, James L.; And Others – 1991
This report presents the findings of the application of the Differential Coursework Patterns (DCP) cluster analytic model to the tests and transcripts of a combined sample of 1987-88 and 1988-89 graduating seniors at Evergreen State College (Washington). The project found that enrollment in different patterns of programs was consistently…
Descriptors: Cluster Analysis, College Outcomes Assessment, College Seniors, Curriculum Research
Lingrell, Scot A. – 1992
This paper reviews recent literature pertaining to outcomes assessment, especially college senior surveys, and provides background information on several successful studies documenting the effectiveness of outcomes assessment. Books chosen for review are: (1) "Information on Student Outcomes: How To Get It and How To Use It" (Peter T. Ewell); (2)…
Descriptors: College Outcomes Assessment, College Seniors, Colleges, Educational Assessment
Peer reviewedCuthbert, Katherine – Studies in Higher Education, 1995
The use of cognitive social learning theory to help students plan independent study projects is examined and illustrated in the context of a Manchester Metropolitan University (England) senior project program. The theoretical model drawn from the theory focuses on self-regulated learning, and its application emphasizes students' development of…
Descriptors: Academic Advising, Case Studies, Cognitive Processes, College Seniors
National Survey of Student Engagement, 2006
The National Survey of Student Engagement (NSSE) documents dimensions of quality in undergraduate education and provides information and assistance to colleges, universities, and other organizations to improve student learning. Its primary activity is annually surveying college students to assess the extent to which they engage in educational…
Descriptors: Learner Engagement, National Surveys, Student Surveys, Undergraduate Students
Miller, Fred L.; Grimes, J. Milton – 1991
Murray State University (Kentucky) has approached the internationalization of the business curriculum by creating a bachelor of arts degree program requiring 2 years of foreign language study. To assess the program's overall success, three student surveys were undertaken. The first polled entering freshman business students in fall 1990 about…
Descriptors: Bachelors Degrees, Business Administration Education, Business Communication, College Freshmen
National Survey of Student Engagement, 2005
The National Survey of Student Engagement (NSSE) documents dimensions of quality in undergraduate education and provides information and assistance to colleges, universities, and other organizations to improve student learning. Its primary activity is annually surveying college students to assess the extent to which they engage in educational…
Descriptors: Learner Engagement, National Surveys, Student Surveys, Undergraduate Students
National Survey of Student Engagement, 2004
The National Survey of Student Engagement (NSSE) documents dimensions of quality in undergraduate education and provides information and assistance to colleges, universities, and other organizations to improve student learning. Its primary activity is annually surveying college students to assess the extent to which they engage in educational…
Descriptors: Learner Engagement, National Surveys, Student Surveys, Undergraduate Students
