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2017-18 Student Success And Service-Learning Report, Lynn Pelco
2017-18 Student Success And Service-Learning Report, Lynn Pelco
Division of Community Engagement Resources
Institutional data across multiple academic years were used to assess the impact of undergraduate service-learning class participation on three critical student success metrics: Inclusive excellence, Degree completion, and Quality of learning. Results indicate that traditionally underrepresented student groups participated in VCU service-learning classes at expected rates given their proportion in the overall student population. Thirty-seven percent of undergraduate service-learning students were from underrepresented minority groups and 30% were Pell grant recipients. The average three-year retention rate across four matriculating cohorts of first-time, full-time undergraduate students was 84% for service-learning students compared to 70% for non-service-learning students. Seventy-two percent of undergraduate …
Why Service-Learning?, Audrey Trussell, Katie Elliott
Why Service-Learning?, Audrey Trussell, Katie Elliott
Division of Community Engagement Resources
Data from VCU's "High Impact Practices (HIPS) Assessment Model: 2015-16 Pilot Mid-Year Report" offers three compelling reasons for why service-learning matters for student success.
New Profile Of A Virginia High School Graduate: A Research Brief, David Naff
New Profile Of A Virginia High School Graduate: A Research Brief, David Naff
MERC Publications
Guided by recommendations from the Standards of Learning Innovation Committee - a group of educators, policymakers, and community members charged by the Virginia Secretary of Education with furthering PK-12 education in the Commonwealth - the Virginia General Assembly has recently passed legislation through House Bill 895 and Senate Bill 336 directing the Board of Education to redefine the “Profile of a Virginia Graduate.” The legislation indicates that beginning with the freshman class of 2018, students receiving a diploma in the state of Virginia must adhere to new graduation standards that include life skills that could potentially enhance the academic, civic, …
The Impact Of Service-Learning On Degree Completion, Kelly Lockeman, Lynn Pelco
The Impact Of Service-Learning On Degree Completion, Kelly Lockeman, Lynn Pelco
Division of Community Engagement Resources
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