During
the Second session, and during the final week of each learning community,
students were asked to:
your
age. We want the most accurate estimate
of how you see yourself.
Highest Above
Average Below Lowest Highest
Above Average Below Lowest
10% Average Average 10% 10%
Average Average 10%
1 2 3 4 5
1 2 3 4 5
Academic
ability ___ ___
___ ___ ___ Popularity ___ ___
___ ___ ___
Artistic
ability ___ ___
___ ___ ___ Public speaking ability ___
___ ___ ___
___
Computer
skills ___ ___
___ ___ ___ Risk-taking ___ ___
___ ___ ___
Cooperativeness ___ ___
___ ___ ___ Self-confidence ___ ___
___ ___ ___
Creativity
___ ___ ___
___ ___ (intellectual)
Drive to
achieve ___ ___
___ ___ ___ Self-confidence ___ ___
___ ___
___
Emotional
health ___ ___
___ ___ ___ (social)
Leadership
ability ___ ___
___ ___ ___ Self-understanding ___ ___
___ ___ ___
Mathematical ability ___
___ ___ ___
___ Understanding of ___ ___
___ ___ ___
Physical
health ___ ___
___ ___ ___ others
Persistence ___
___ ___ ___
___ Writing
ability ___ ___
___ ___ ___
Mark one in each row:
Agree Agree Disagree Disagree
Strongly Somewhat Somewhat Strongly
1
2 3 4
I am able to
handle conflict.
____ ____ ____ ____
I take
personal responsibility for my learning achievements. ____ ____ ____ ____
I feel that
I am a good listener.
____ ____ ____ ____
I feel that
I am able to see the connections among the courses ____ ____ ____ ____
I take.
I feel comfortable participating in class discussions. ____ ____ ____ ____
I feel
comfortable working in groups with other students. ____ ____ ____ ____
I feel
comfortable giving oral presentations in class. ____ ____ ____ ____
I am
confident in my research skills.
____ ____ ____ ____
I feel
that I know how to study effectively.
____ ____ ____ ____
I feel that I
know how to write effectively.
____ ____ ____ ____
We
wanted to see if the impact of the Learning Community experience differed for
first generation college students [n=16] and non-first generation college
students [n=69] for the first term of the NEIU College of Arts and Sciences LC
Initiative. Below are
the mean scores and comparison of mean score changes on the pre and post course
responses. [Note: Because of the small number of first
generation students in our sample, these results are only very
tentative, but they do provide interesting comparisons that merit further
attention in subsequent student samples.]
|
|
First
Generation Means [n=16] Pre-course
Post-course Change |
Non-First
Generation Means
[n=69] Pre-course Post-course
Change |
First
Gen Mean Change – Non-
First Gen Mean Change |
First
Gen Pre- course Mean – Non-First
Gen Pre-course Mean |
First
Gen Post- course Mean - Non-First Gen Post-course Mean |
||||
|
1. Academic ability |
2.56 |
2.25 |
-.31 |
2.50 |
2.35 |
-.15 |
.16 |
.06 |
-.10 |
|
2. Artistic ability |
2.94 |
2.69 |
-.25 |
2.77 |
2.76 |
-.01 |
.24 |
.17 |
-.07 |
|
3. Computer skills |
3.06 |
2.69 |
-.37 |
2.89 |
2.76 |
-.13 |
.24 |
.17 |
-.07 |
|
4. Cooperativeness |
2.88 |
2.13 |
-.75 |
2.06 |
2.04 |
-.02 |
.73 |
.82 |
.09 |
|
5. Creativity |
2.63 |
2.25 |
-.38 |
2.11 |
2.02 |
-.09 |
.29 |
.52 |
.23 |
|
6. Drive to achieve |
1.94 |
2.25 |
+.31 |
2.37 |
2.14 |
-.23 |
.54* |
-.41 |
.11 |
|
7. Emotional health |
2.47 |
2.38 |
-.09 |
2.33 |
2.42 |
+.09 |
.18* |
.14 |
-.04 |
|
8. Leadership ability |
2.13 |
2.19 |
+.06 |
2.40 |
2.39 |
-.01 |
.07 |
-.27 |
-.20 |
|
9. Mathematical ability |
3.00 |
3.06 |
+.06 |
3.10 |
2.89 |
-.12 |
.18* |
-.10 |
.17 |
|
10. Physical health |
2.44 |
2.38 |
-.06 |
2.55 |
2.49 |
-.06 |
---- |
-.11 |
-.09 |
|
11. Persistence |
2.13 |
2.31 |
+.18 |
2.30 |
2.43 |
+.13 |
.05 |
-.17 |
-.12 |
|
12. Popularity |
2.88 |
2.88 |
---- |
2.84 |
2.93 |
+.09 |
.09 |
.04 |
-.05 |
|
13. Public
speaking ability |
2.88 |
2.75 |
-.13 |
3.13 |
2.96 |
-.17 |
.04 |
-.25 |
-.21 |
|
14.
Risk-taking |
2.50 |
2.69 |
+.19 |
2.64 |
2.51 |
-.13 |
.32* |
-.14 |
.18 |
|
15. Self-confidence [intellectual] |
2.44 |
2.19 |
-.25 |
2.49 |
2.36 |
-.13 |
.12 |
-.05 |
-.17 |
|
16.
Self-confidence [social] |
2.38 |
2.19 |
-.19 |
2.55 |
2.52 |
-.03 |
.17 |
-.17 |
-.33 |
|
17. Self-understanding |
2.25 |
2.19 |
-.06 |
2.42 |
2.50 |
-.08 |
.14* |
-.17 |
-.31 |
|
18. Understanding of
others |
2.33 |
2.31 |
-.02 |
2.25 |
2.22 |
-.03 |
---- |
.08 |
.09 |
|
19. Writing ability |
2.75 |
2.63 |
-.12 |
2.74 |
2.63 |
-.11 |
.01 |
.01 |
---- |
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