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More than Meets the Eye: Curricular and Programmatic Effects on Student Learning
Research in Higher Education
  • Amber D. Lambert, Pennsylvania State University
  • Patrick T. Terenzini, Pennsylvania State University
  • Lisa R. Lattuca, Pennsylvania State University
Document Type
Article
Publication Date
3-1-2007
Keywords
  • learning,
  • outcomes,
  • classroom experiences,
  • out-of-class experiences,
  • faculty activities,
  • engineering,
  • program effects,
  • problem-solving skills,
  • group skills
Digital Object Identifier (DOI)
https://doi.org/10.1007/s11162-006-9040-5
Abstract

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 indicate that program characteristics and faculty behaviors and values have significant, if relatively small and largely indirect, effects on student learning by encouraging (or discouraging) certain kinds of student experiences, which, in turn, influence student learning. The results point to a need for more complex designs than are typically adopted in most learning outcomes studies.

Citation / Publisher Attribution

Research in Higher Education, v. 48, no. 2, p. 141-168

Citation Information
Amber D. Lambert, Patrick T. Terenzini and Lisa R. Lattuca. "More than Meets the Eye: Curricular and Programmatic Effects on Student Learning" Research in Higher Education Vol. 48 Iss. 2 (2007) p. 141 - 168
Available at: http://works.bepress.com/amber-dumford/17/