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Pascarella, Ernest; And Others – 1992
This report sought to test the hypothesis that living on campus fosters cognitive growth by estimating the relative freshman-year gains in reading comprehension, mathematical reasoning, and critical thinking of resident and commuter students at an urban university. Data were collected from 210 college freshmen students at a large research…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Cognitive Measurement, Cognitive Tests, College Freshmen