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In Their Own Words: What Students Learn outside the Classroom
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In most college impact models, student and institutional characteristics have substantial effects on student learning (Pascarella & Terenzini, 1991). The purpose of this study was to discover the impact of out-of-class experiences on outcomes of college attendance considered important by students. From interviews with 149 seniors at 12 colleges and universities, 14 categories of learning and personal development were distilled. These categories subsequently were reduced to five outcome domains: Personal Competence, Cognitive Complexity, Knowledge and Academic Skills, Practical Competence, and Altruism and Estheticism. Contrary to the literature on college impact, student background characteristics were not related to differences in outcomes; however, students attending small, private colleges with liberal arts missions more frequently reported changes in Cognitive Complexity, Knowledge and Academic Skills, and Altruism and Estheticism.
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- Authors
- Kuh, G. D.
- Venue
- American Educational Research Journal
- Publisher
- SAGE Publications
- Published
- 1993
- Volume
- 30
- Issue
- 2
- Pages
- 277
- ISSN
- 0002-8312 (ISSN-L)
- OpenAlex
- W2068265323
- Cited by
- 358
- References
- 43
- FWCI
- 40.66
- Type
- journal article
- Language
- en
- Open access
- closed
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