Academically Adrift

By Richard Arum, Josipa Roksa

Subjects: educational evaluation, Education, higher, united states, Kritiskt tänkande, Högskoleutbildning, Higher Education, Critical thinking, Högskolan, Study and teaching, Reasoning, Education, Higher education, Learning and scholarship, Studier och undervisning, Study and teaching (Higher), Learning, pedigogy. college learning, higher education, Inlärning

Description: A statistical analysis of survey responses, transcript data, and the Collegiate Learning Assessment to determine how well students learn during their first few years of college. The analysis shows almost half the students surveyed show no significant improvement in skills such as critical thinking, complex reasoning, and writing. The analysis goes on to consider possible causes for this educational shortfall.