Measuring Academic Outcomes...and Identifying What Influences Them. AIR 1989 Annual Forum Paper / John Cousineau and Bruce Landon.

A study was conducted to measure the student outcomes of academic (university transfer) programs and identify the factors related to those outcomes. Six British Columbia (Canada) community colleges participated in the study by surveying 5,770 of their former students. The survey measured four studen...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Cousineau, John
Landon, Bruce (Author)
Language:English
Published: [Place of publication not identified] : Distributed by ERIC Clearinghouse, 1989.
Subjects:
Academic Achievement.
Academic Persistence.
College Programs.
College Students.
College Transfer Students.
Community Colleges.
Educational Quality.
Foreign Countries.
Grade Point Average.
Higher Education.
Institutional Research.
Outcomes of Education.
Student Participation.
Surveys.
Universities.
AIR Forum
British Columbia
Reports, Research.
Speeches/Meeting Papers.
Genre:
Reports, Research.
Speeches/Meeting Papers.
Physical Description:21 pages
Format: Microfilm Book
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Summary:
A study was conducted to measure the student outcomes of academic (university transfer) programs and identify the factors related to those outcomes. Six British Columbia (Canada) community colleges participated in the study by surveying 5,770 of their former students. The survey measured four student outcomes, and the analysis tested several factors (e.g., grade point averages, number of semesters attended, institution attended, involvement) for their potential effects on each outcome. The results reflect favorably on the quality of college academic programs, especially when controlled for the types of students served. The results confirmed much university-based research that student skill gain and satisfaction are affected positively by student involvement. The results also confirmed that comparative data, made possible by multi-college studies of this type, can help explain inter-college differences on student outcomes. Contains 12 references. (Author/KM)
Note:ERIC Note: Paper presented at the Annual Forum of the Association for Institutional Research (29th, Baltimore, MD, April 30-May 3, 1989).
Microform.
Call Number:ED308790 Microfiche
Reproduction Note:
Microfiche. [Washington D.C.]: ERIC Clearinghouse microfiches : positive.