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Tracey Bowen – Higher Education Research and Development, 2024
Collaborative drawing is a multimodal approach to examining problems within small groups of individuals when the perspectives of multiple stakeholders should be considered. Collaborative drawing can be useful for helping students visualize and analyze a challenging problem from different world views and provide opportunities to confront, discuss,…
Descriptors: Cooperative Learning, Freehand Drawing, Cognitive Processes, Problem Solving
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Kilgo, Cindy A.; Linley, Jodi L.; Renn, Kristen A.; Woodford, Michael R. – Journal of College Student Development, 2019
We used quantitative data from the National Study of LGBTQ Student Success to investigate if participation in high-impact educational practices influenced lesbian, gay, bisexual, or queer (LGBQ+) students' academic development. We also examined if these effects are mediated by perceptions of the campus environment. Our findings suggested that…
Descriptors: LGBTQ People, College Students, Student Experience, Educational Practices
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Bielecki, Christopher; Wingenbach, Gary; Koswatta, Taniya – Research in Higher Education Journal, 2018
Students can increase their likelihood of academic success if they participate in at least two high-impact experiences during their undergraduate program. High-impact experiences have multiple forms, but whether students choose to participate may depend on perceptions of the high-impact experience structure, intensity, and additive nature to their…
Descriptors: Undergraduate Students, Student Experience, Student Interests, Internship Programs
National Survey of Student Engagement, 2017
The National Survey of Student Engagement (NSSE) and its companion projects serve bachelor's degree-granting colleges and universities committed to assessing and improving the quality of the undergraduate experience. While each participating institution receives a detailed, customized "Institutional Report," the "Annual…
Descriptors: College Freshmen, College Seniors, Learner Engagement, Student Surveys
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McCarthy, Richard; Petrausch, Robert – American Journal of Business Education, 2008
Internships have been used by many academic programs to augment the student's educational experience. We discuss two internship programs that have been continuously refined in recent years to provide the students with a structured learning experience. We present a model for enriching student experiences by integrating internship experiences with…
Descriptors: Internship Programs, Program Improvement, Total Quality Management, Program Effectiveness
Blackwell, Evelyn J. – 1987
The Academic Internship Program (AIP), an experiential education program in the Charlotte-Mecklenburg high schools, is described in this paper. The program utilizes one-on-one and group internships to apply academic learning to real-life problem solving. Implementing a "whole brain" approach, a goal is to provide opportunities for…
Descriptors: Career Education, Career Exploration, Cooperative Learning, Education Work Relationship