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Co-Curricular Connections: The Role of Undergraduate Research Experiences in Promoting Engineering Students' Communication, Teamwork, and Leadership Skills
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Carter, Deborah Faye; Ro, Hyun Kyoung; Alcott, Benjamin; Lattuca, Lisa R. – Research in Higher Education, 2016
This study examined the impact of undergraduate research (UR) in engineering, focusing on three particular learning outcomes: communication, teamwork, and leadership. The study included 5126 students across 31 colleges of engineering. The authors employed propensity score matching method to address the selection bias for selection into (and…
Descriptors: Engineering Education, Undergraduate Students, Student Research, Learning Experience
The Effects of Students' in- and out-of-Class Experiences on Their Analytical and Group Skills: A Study of Engineering Education
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Strauss, Linda C.; Terenzini, Patrick T. – Research in Higher Education, 2007
This study examined the unique and joint contributions of engineering students' classroom and out-of-class experiences on the development of two sets of skills central to students' successful performance as engineers: analytical and group skills. Although the study focuses on engineering, the conceptual underpinnings and criterion measures are…
Descriptors: Engineering Education, Engineering, Student Development, Job Skills
More than Meets the Eye: Curricular and Programmatic Effects on Student Learning
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Lambert, Amber D.; Terenzini, Patrick T.; Lattuca, Lisa R. – Research in Higher Education, 2007
This article reports the effects of program characteristics and faculty activities on students' experiences and, ultimately, the development of students' analytical and group skills. Data come from nationally representative samples of 4,330 seniors, 1,243 faculty members, and 147 engineering program chairs on 40 campuses nationwide. Findings…
Descriptors: Faculty, Academic Achievement, Mediation Theory, Research Reports
How Do Academic Departments Impact Student Satisfaction? Understanding the Contextual Effects of Departments.
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Umbach, Paul D.; Porter, Stephen R. – Research in Higher Education, 2002
Analyzed alumni survey data to examine the impact that academic departments have on student satisfaction and development. Controlling for individual characteristics, found that characteristics of departments such as faculty contact with students, research emphasis, and proportion of female undergraduates had a significant impact on satisfaction…
Descriptors: College Graduates, Departments, Higher Education, Institutional Characteristics
Influences Affecting the Development of Students' Critical Thinking Skills.
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Terenzini, Patrick T.; And Others – Research in Higher Education, 1995
A study with 210 college freshmen investigated the effect of 3 aspects of the college experience (curricular exposure, formal classroom and instructional experiences, and out-of-class experiences). Results suggest that both classroom/instructional and out-of-class experiences make positive, statistically significant, unique contributions to gains…
Descriptors: Achievement Gains, Classroom Techniques, College Curriculum, College Instruction
Is Differential Exposure to College Linked to the Development of Critical Thinking?
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Pascarella, Ernest T.; And Others – Research in Higher Education, 1996
A study investigated the influence on critical-thinking skills of part-time and full-time student status. Subjects were 2,076 first-year students at 2- and 4-year colleges. Full-time students developed a higher level of critical-thinking skills than did part-time students, even controlling for other factors. Full-time two-year college students…
Descriptors: College Freshmen, Comparative Analysis, Critical Thinking, Full Time Students
Academic Help-Seeking in the University Setting: The Effects of Motivational Set, Attributional Style, and Help Source Characteristics.
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Magnusson, Jamie-Lynn; Perry, Raymond P. – Research in Higher Education, 1992
A study investigated college students' (n=226) academic help-seeking behavior under task-involved and ego-involved classroom conditions, students' attributions for failure, and two types of help source (instrumental, in which the student finds his own solution, and executive, in which a solution is disclosed). Implications for classroom teaching…
Descriptors: Academic Ability, Attribution Theory, Classroom Techniques, College Instruction