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An Analysis Of Critical Thinking At A Liberal Arts College, Amy Goebel
An Analysis Of Critical Thinking At A Liberal Arts College, Amy Goebel
Honors Theses, 1963-2015
This study investigated the differences among first-year, sophomore, junior, and senior college students in critical thinking skills and dispositions as measured by the California Critical Thinking Skills Test and the California Critical Thinking dispositions Inventory. Tests were administered to college students from a small, private institution in a rural area of the Midwest enrolled in general education courses with a majority being first-year and senior students. Consistent with the hypothesis, critical thinking skills and dispositions differed significantly between first-year, sophomore, junior, and senior students. Scores on the two tests were significantly correlated with each other, and scores on the skills …
An Investigation Of The Relationship Between College Student Development And Alcohol Consumption Patterns, Laura Greer Hensley
An Investigation Of The Relationship Between College Student Development And Alcohol Consumption Patterns, Laura Greer Hensley
Dissertations, Theses, and Masters Projects
The purpose of this study was to examine the relationships between college student development and alcohol consumption patterns. Student development was investigated in the domains of moral development through the use of the Defining Issues Test, identity development through the use of the Erwin Identity Scale, and intellectual development through the use of the Scale of Intellectual Development. Alcohol consumption patterns were studied in terms of binge drinking frequency according to responses on the Core Alcohol and Drug Survey. All participants were classified into one of four drinking pattern categories: Abstainers, Drinkers, Bingers, and Frequent Bingers. The study also used …