The Impact of Learning Communities on First Year Students' Growth and Development in College

Autor/in	Rocconi, Louis M.
Titel	The Impact of Learning Communities on First Year Students' Growth and Development in College
Quelle	In: Research in Higher Education, 52 (2011) 2, S.178-193 (16 Seiten)Infoseite zur Zeitschrift PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	0361-0365
DOI	10.1007/s11162-010-9190-3
Schlagwörter	Research Universities; Community Involvement; Academic Achievement; College Freshmen; Higher Education; Learner Engagement; Learning Activities; Discourse Communities; Outcomes of Education; Sample Size; College Entrance Examinations; Standardized Tests; Aptitude Tests; Achievement Tests; ACT Assessment; College Student Experiences Questionnaire + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Forschungseinrichtung; Schulleistung; Studienanfänger; Hochschulbildung; Hochschulsystem; Hochschulwesen; Lernaktivität; Lernleistung; Schulerfolg; Aufnahmeprüfung; Standadised tests; Standardisierter Test; Aptitude test; Eignungsprüfung; Eignungstest; Achievement test; Achievement; Testing; Test; Tests; Leistungsbeurteilung; Leistungsüberprüfung; Leistung; Testdurchführung; Testen; Assessment; Hochschulzulassung
Abstract	This study investigated the direct and indirect relationships between participating in a learning community, student engagement, and self-reported learning outcomes. Using a sample of 241 freshmen at a single urban research university who took the "College Student Experiences Questionnaire," the results indicate that after controlling for demographic characteristics and entering composite ACT score, the relationship between learning community participation and learning outcomes are mediated by students' levels of engagement. Learning community participation was not directly related to educational gains but was indirectly related to educational gains through student engagement. Student engagement in turn was strongly related to educational gains. (As Provided).
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Update	2017/4/10