A new study of academic engagement has found that underrepresented students are more likely to earn higher grades and to graduate from college if they participate in learning activities outside the classroom. In the study, George D. Kuh, director of the Center for Postsecondary Research at Indiana University at Bloomington and director of the National Survey of Student Engagement (The Chronicle, November 11, 2005), found that African-American and Hispanic students can overcome disadvantages in their educational backgrounds if their education involves collaborating with peers on group projects and interacting with their professors. The study is one of the first to conclude that engagement has a greater impact on the academic achievement of minority students than on students in general. A full report on the study is available on the center’s Web site.
August 1, 2006
Learning Outside Class Can Help Minority Students Make Up Ground, Study Finds
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