Adding Value: Learning Communities and Student Engagement

This study examines the relationships between participating in learning communities and student engagement in a range of educationally purposeful activities of first-year and senior students from 365 4-year institutions. The findings indicate that participating in a learning community is positively linked to engagement as well as student self-reported outcomes and overall satisfaction with college.     

Assessment of Student Engagement: An analysis of trends

Quality is a multi-dimensional concept and embraces all functions and activities of higher education (academic programs, research, and community services) in all their features and components. Traditionally quality was a measure of resources and reputation. In recent years there has been a shift in emphasis to institutional best practices such as setting high expectations, providing involving settings, inclusive learning environments and forms of pedagogy that enhance student learning and development. The concept of student engagement is thus receiving increased attention globally as it is viewed as an important element in assessing and improving institutional effectiveness. Trend and longitudinal analyses, as employed in this study, allow an institution to monitor change or stability in performance over time. They assist in determining whether a certain policy or initiative prompted desirable change and in assessing the impact of improvement initiatives such as accreditation.     

Student Experiences With Information Technology And Their Relationship To Other Aspects Of Student Engagement

Colleges and universities have made considerable effort to get students to use information technology productively. This study uses data from the 2003 administration of the National Survey of Student Engagement (NSSE) to investigate the relationships between student uses of information technology and other forms of student engagement. There appears to be a strong positive relationship between using information technology for educational purposes and involvement in effective educational practices such as active and collaborative learning and student–faculty interaction. The results also point to the prospect that particular areas of involvement with information technology could be viewed as forms of engagement in and of themselves. In addition, when students use information technology it may increase their opportunities for other types of engagement.     

The Effects of Engagement in Inquiry-Oriented Activities on Student Learning and Personal Development

Using data from the College Student Experience Questionnaire research program between 1998 and 2004, this study examined the effects of student engagement in inquiry-oriented activities on a range of self-reported college outcomes. The results indicate that (1) engaging in inquiry-oriented activities has significant and positive effects on a global measure of gains; (2) engagement has positive effects on some college outcomes but negative effects on others; (3) the effects of inquiry-oriented activities are conditional, with some students benefiting more than others. This study reveals the complexity of the influences of inquiry-oriented activities on college students and points to implications for institutional policies and programs that may be effective in fostering desired college outcomes. Shouping Hu  is Associate Professor of Higher Education at Florida State University. He received his M.S. degree in Economics and Ph.D. in Higher Education from Indiana University. His research and scholarship focuses on college access and success, student engagement, and higher education finance. His contact information is 113 Stone Building, Florida State University, Tallahassee, FL 32306. George D. Kuh  is Chancellor’s Professor of Higher Education and Director of the Center for Postsecondary Research at Indiana University Bloomington. He received his Ph.D. degree from the University of Iowa. His research focuses on the quality of undergraduate education. Shaoqing Li  is a senior research analyst in the Office of Institutional Research at Florida A&M University. She received her M.S. degree in Computer Science and Ph.D. in Instructional Systems Technology from Indiana University. Her expertise includes information technologies, learning theories, and institutional research.     

Student Engagement and Student Learning: Testing the Linkages*

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 performance. The sample consisted of 1058 students at 14 four-year colleges and universities that completed several instruments during 2002. Many measures of student engagement were linked positively with such desirable learning outcomes as critical thinking and grades, although most of the relationships were weak in strength. The results suggest that the lowest-ability students benefit more from engagement than classmates, first-year students and seniors convert different forms of engagement into academic achievement, and certain institutions more effectively convert student engagement into higher performance on critical thinking tests. *A version of this paper was presented at the annual meeting of the American Educational Research Association, San Diego, April 2004.     

试论高校学生社区育人理念的科学内涵

学生社区育人理念是近年来高校学生工作的新理念、新思维,是在我国古代传统书院的基础上,借鉴国外住宿学院制的成功经验和社区自治理论,适应我国本科人才培养模式改革需要而提出的创新学生工作模式。目前学界关于学生社区研究的文章较多,但多停留在社区文化建设和社区管理等层面,对学生社区本身的科学内涵研究较少。为此,应探寻高校学生社区理论渊源,以界定其概念、明确其目标、强化其功能、梳理其意义。     

高职院校学生在线学习投入与在线学习倦怠研究

基于对高职院校学生的随机抽样调查数据,通过描述性统计分析和结构方程模型进行研究。结果显示:在线学习投入对在线学习倦怠和在线学习满意有较大正向影响,在线学习倦怠对在线学习满意有较小的负向影响;学习动机和学习专注对在线学习满意有较大正向影响,学习精力对在线学习满意有很大的正向影响;情绪低落和行为不当对在线学习满意有很大的负向影响,低成就感对在线学习满意有较大正向影响。基于研究结果,从课程系统性改革、强化技能训练、参与技能大赛方面提出建议。     

大学生参与度评价:高教质量评估的新视角——美国“全国学生参与度调查”的解析

美国"全国学生参与度调查"(NSSE)是一项在全国范围内调查四年制本科学生对有效学习活动投入程度的年度研究.该调查通过对"学生投入到有效学习活动中的时间与精力"以及"高校在多大程度上促进学生更好地参与"这两大因素的分析来评价学生的学习效度和高等院校的质量.NSSE调查注重学生真实的学习经验,关注高校的教学能力,是一项真正基于学生学习和高校教学的院校评价方式.     

论新时期高校教工小家建设的作用

新时期高校多校区办学局面已经形成,传统的"教工之家"建设模式已不能适应新形势的需要。高校工会应顺应形势,创新思路,在努力建好学校"教工之家"的同时,大力加强"教工小家"建设,在加强学校民主管理与监督、发挥工会教育职能、维护教职工合法权益、促进校园文化建设等方面发挥作用。     

大学生学业情绪与学习投入的关系:学业自我效能感的中介作用

为探讨大学生学业情绪与学习投入之间的关系,以及学业自我效能感在其中的中介作用,采用学习投入量表(UWES-S)、大学生学业情绪量表和学业自我效能感量表对1030名在校大学生进行问卷调查。结果发现:(1)大学生学习投入普遍处于中等水平;(2)学习投入与积极活动定向学业情绪、积极结果定向学业情绪、消极结果定向学业情绪以及学业自我效能感均呈显著正相关,与消极活动定向学业情绪呈显著负相关。(3)学业自我效能感在积极活动定向学业情绪、积极结果定向学业情绪、消极活动定向学业情绪与学习投入之间起部分中介作用,在消极结果定向学业情绪与学习投入之间不存在中介作用。     

Being (Dis)Engaged in Educationally Purposeful Activities: The Influences of Student and Institutional Characteristics

The self-reported experiences of 50,883 undergraduates at 123 institutions were analyzed using a multinomial hierarchical model to identify individual and institutional characteristics associated with varying levels of student engagement in educationally purposeful activities. Parental education and student academic preparation were positively associated with higher levels of engagement. White students were generally less engaged than students from other racial and ethnic groups whereas men were more likely to be either disengaged or highly engaged compared with women. Students at public institutions and research universities were less engaged than their counterparts at private colleges and other institutional types. Individual student perceptions of certain aspects of the institutional environment affected engagement in complicated ways.     

大学生成长变化的院校影响理论述评

院校影响理论的基本模型发展经历了I-E-O模型到学生融合模型阶段,以及学生融合模型的深化发展两个阶段。学生融合模型的深化发展,主要体现在两方面：一是横向扩增考虑院校结构特征和非院校因素的影响,二是纵向考虑学生的整个学习过程,发展到学生参与模型和院校行动模型。未来研究中,需要开发适用于我国的院校影响理论,并深入分析学生参与行为的性质及参与行为与个体认知、情感的相互作用。     

大学生合作学习参与程度调查研究

合作学习已逐渐发展为一种主流的教学理论与策略,普遍应用于当前的学校教学中。但现有的相关研究多聚焦于中小学生,对于大学生的合作学习情况则少有研究。针对这一结构性缺失,本研究采取了实证调查方式,对大学生合作学习的参与程度及其影响因素进行了探讨和分析,以期提出富有针对性的建议,从而更好地发挥合作学习在提升大学生综合能力方面的作用。     

学习支持服务与学生参与度关系的调查研究——以浙江奥鹏远程教育为例

远程教育的质量和效益竞争离不开良好的学习支持服务,因此,关注远程教育的学习支持服务问题,提高学习支持服务的力度,是解决远程教育质量问题和持续发展问题的重要途径,其中学生学习参与度又是考量学习支持服务是否具有力度的重要方法。基于这样的认识,本研究在访谈和文献分析基础上设计了“学习支持服务问卷”和“学生学习参与度问卷”,就两者互相影响的问题专门展开了调查,调查数据显示学习支持服务和学习参与度之间存在显著正相关。希望本研究能对学习支持服务方面的决策提供支撑。     

大学生英语课程学习投入问卷编制

为研究大学生英语课程学习投入情况,编制本问卷并探讨问卷的信度与效度。问卷参考相关成熟问卷,通过课堂观察和开放式问卷等方法收集题项,以西北农林科技大学非英语专业大一、大二学生为调查对象,经预测修订后编制了大学英语课程学习投入问卷。该问卷共含22个题项（其中2题为测谎题）,包含3个维度（认知、情感和行为）;验证性因素分析表明该量表具有较好的拟合指标（χ2/df=2.026, NFI=0.929, NNFI=0.954, CFI=0.960, IFI=0.960, RMR=0.089, RMSEA=0.052）;三维度分问卷信度介于0.836-0.899之间,总问卷信度0.944。可见,该问卷具有良好的信效度,达到测量学的要求,可用于调查学生大学英语课程的学习过程。     

Mentoring and Work Engagement for Female Accounting,Faculty Members in Higher Education

Women have comprised the majority of accounting graduates with bachelor and master degrees since the 1980s and 1990s, respectively, but currently only account for about 30% of doctoral students. Their representation in the accounting professoriate is essentially the same. Supportive strategies, such as mentoring, assist disciplines in which women are under-represented in attracting and retaining them in the work environment. Work engagement is one measure of a person’s commitment to their current employer. Therefore, understanding which aspects of mentoring increase the level of work engagement of those women currently in academia is important and can guide institutions in developing mentoring programs. In my study, I investigated factors that predict work engagement for female accounting professors.     

College Student Responses to Web and Paper Surveys: Does Mode Matter?

We examined the responses of 58,288 college students to 8 scales involving 53 items from the National Survey of Student Engagement (NSSE) to gauge whether individuals respond differently to surveys administered via the Web and paper. Multivariate regression analyses indicated that mode effects were generally small. However, students who completed the Web-based survey responded more favorably than paper on all 8 scales. These patterns generally held for both women and men, and younger and older students. Interestingly, the largest effect was found for a scale of items involving computing and information technology.     

大学生学习性投入调查研究

本研究以NSSE-China为调查工具,以福州大学为案例,通过福州大学与"985"、"211"院校常模在五大可比指标、主要教育环节上的比较研究,发现福州大学在本科教育方面存在的问题,并就问题进行分析,提出了改进建议。     

学生课程参与的内涵、结构与类型

学生课程参与在深层次上体现了人与世界、人与知识以及人与社会关系的转变。学生课程参与的结构不仅限于认知维度,还包含社会维度和自我维度。但在三个维度上,学生常常处于"公共知识"、"教师权威"和"学生本份"的宰治下,不能真正有效地参与课程。突破三重宰治,需要展开知识建构式参与、文化批判式参与和存在体验式参与。     

大学生学习投入与知识共享的现状及其关系研究

为了解当代大学生学习投入与知识共享之间的关系,对328名大学生进行学习投入量表与知识共享量表的实证调研.研究结果表明：大学生学习投入水平与知识共享水平总体一般,学习投入与知识共享之间呈显著正相关,大学生获取知识是学习投入的有效预测变量.