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  • Students Who Live In Campus Apartments Don’t Want To Get Involved…Or Do They?

    The Association of College and University Housing Officers International (ACUHO-I) and EBI Benchmarking Assessments partnered to develop powerful assessment tools for residence life. The assessments are rooted in educational theory and research, utilize rigorous statistical methods, and are closely ... Read More »

  • For First-Year Students, How Does Class Participation Relate to Other Academic Behaviors and Outcomes?

    This research note explores differences between students who indicate their degree of class participation as low, moderate or high. This was derived from the MAP-Works® survey item “To what degree are you the kind of person who participates in class?” Responses were on a seven-point scale (1-2 was ... Read More »

  • Does Having A Major Matter?

    This research note explores differences between students who indicate identifying a likely major/program during the early weeks of the fall semester and those who have not. MAP-Works®, designed for all class levels, is a comprehensive student retention and success program which empowers ... Read More »

  • The Impact of First-Year Initiatives for On and Off-Campus Students

    Research and experience have shown that targeted courses for first-year students correlate with improving student success with the first-year experience, retention and student satisfaction. The EBI First-Year Initiative assessment is rooted in educational theory and research, utilizes rigorous ... Read More »

  • What Students Gain from Various On-Campus Experiences

    Three benchmarking assessments were used in this analysis: ACUI/EBI Student Leadership Assessment, EBI Student Employee Assessment, ACUHO-I/EBI Student Staff Assessment. These assessments were selected because they each offer information about the learning outcomes related to student ... Read More »

  • How Does Employment Related to Academic Major Impact the Student Employment Experience?

    The majority of respondents were employed in jobs unrelated to their academic major (70.5%). When asked how the employment experience impacted their GPAs, respondents were most likely to indicate it had no impact. However, respondents in positions related to their academic majors were more likely ... Read More »

  • First-Year Initiative and Foundations of Excellence Assessments Summary Report

    Research and experience have shown that targeted courses for first-year students correlate with improving student success with the first-year experience, retention and student satisfaction. Our assessments are rooted in educational theory and research, utilize rigorous statistical methods, and are ... Read More »

  • How Does Length of Time in Student Employment Impact Learning and Satisfaction?

    More than one-half of the respondents have been in their current positions less than three terms. Approximately 35% have been in their positions three to six terms and 11% have been in their positions seven or more terms. Effective collaboration with co-workers is linked with greater time in an ... Read More »

  • First-Year Students Who Plan to Transfer

    In this summary of data from the 2011 Fall Transition Survey, of the 119,349 first-year respondents, 5,911 indicated they intended to transfer to another institution. This research note profiles students who intend to transfer, comparing them to other students and comparing the responses of those ... Read More »

  • An Exploration of Institutional Commitment at Large, Four-Year Public Institutions

    This research note explores differences between students with a low commitment to complete a degree anywhere, those with a strong commitment to complete a degree, but not at their present institution, and those with a strong commitment to complete their degree at their present institution. EBI ... Read More »

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