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Nelson Laird, Thomas F.; Shoup, Rick; Kuh, George D.; Schwarz, Michael J. – Research in Higher Education, 2008
"Deep learning" represents student engagement in approaches to learning that emphasize integration, synthesis, and reflection. Because learning is a shared responsibility between students and faculty, it is important to determine whether faculty members emphasize deep approaches to learning and to assess how much students employ these approaches.…
Descriptors: Discipline, Educational Objectives, Outcomes of Education, Academic Achievement
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Kuh, George D. – Journal of College Student Development, 2009
In this paper, the author summarizes the role and contributions of the scholarship and institutional research about student engagement and its relevance for student development professionals and others committed to enhancing the quality of the undergraduate experience. The presentation is organized into four major sections. First, the author…
Descriptors: Student Personnel Services, Student Personnel Workers, Student Development, College Students
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Kuh, George D.; Cruce, Ty M.; Shoup, Rick; Kinzie, Jillian; Gonyea, Robert M. – Journal of Higher Education, 2008
This study aims to determine the relationships between key student behaviors and the institutional practices and conditions that foster student success. To do so, student-level records from different types of colleges and universities are merged to examine the links between student engagement and two key outcomes of college: academic achievement…
Descriptors: Relationship, Student Behavior, Educational Environment, Educational Practices
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Carini, Robert M.; Kuh, George D.; Klein, Stephen P. – Research in Higher Education, 2006
This study examines (1) the extent to which student engagement is associated with experimental and traditional measures of academic performance, (2) whether the relationships between engagement and academic performance are conditional, and (3) whether institutions differ in terms of their ability to convert student engagement into academic…
Descriptors: Learning, Academic Achievement, College Outcomes Assessment, Critical Thinking
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Ouimet, Judith A.; Bunnage, JoAnne C.; Carini, Robert M.; Kuh, George D.; Kennedy, John – Research in Higher Education, 2004
This study focused on how the design of a national student survey instrument was informed and improved through the combined use of student focus groups, cognitive interviews, and expert survey design advice. We were specifically interested in determining (a) how students interpret the items and response options, (b) the frequency of behaviors or…
Descriptors: Focus Groups, Interviews, College Students, Student Surveys
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Kuh, George D. – Assessment Update, 2005
Student engagement measures make valuable contributions to an institution's assessment program. Combined with other relevant information, such data help to tie together what students and institutions do, student outcomes, and other indicators of institutional performance. The results can be used in a variety of ways, from comparing student…
Descriptors: Student Attitudes, Time on Task, Learning Processes, Student Experience