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Students Who Live In Campus Apartments Don’t Want To Get Involved…Or Do They?
by EBI MAP-Works, LLC | Nov 30, 2012
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 ...
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For First-Year Students, How Does Class Participation Relate to Other Academic Behaviors and Outcomes?
by EBI MAP-Works | Sep 13, 2012
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 ...
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Does Having A Major Matter?
by EBI MAP-Works | Sep 13, 2012
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 ...
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The Impact of First-Year Initiatives for On and Off-Campus Students
by EBI MAP-Works | Sep 13, 2012
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 ...
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What Students Gain from Various On-Campus Experiences
by EBI MAP-Works | Aug 23, 2012
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 ...
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How Does Employment Related to Academic Major Impact the Student Employment Experience?
by EBI MAP-Works | Aug 13, 2012
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 ...
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First-Year Initiative and Foundations of Excellence Assessments Summary Report
by EBI MAP-Works | Aug 09, 2012
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 ...
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How Does Length of Time in Student Employment Impact Learning and Satisfaction?
by EBI MAP-Works | Aug 09, 2012
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 ...
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First-Year Students Who Plan to Transfer
by EBI MAP-Works | Apr 12, 2012
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 ...
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An Exploration of Institutional Commitment at Large, Four-Year Public Institutions
by EBI MAP-Works | Apr 12, 2012
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 ...
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