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The American Freshman: National Norms for Fall 2005 Sylvia Hurtado & John H. Pryor January 26, 2006. Cooperative Institutional Research Program (CIRP) Higher Education Research Institute (HERI) Graduate School of Education & Information Studies University of California, Los Angeles
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The American Freshman:National Norms for Fall 2005Sylvia Hurtado & John H. Pryor January 26, 2006 Cooperative Institutional Research Program (CIRP) Higher Education Research Institute (HERI) Graduate School of Education & Information Studies University of California, Los Angeles http://www.gseis.ucla.edu/heri/heri.html
2005 Freshman Norms • Based on weighted responses of 263,710 students at 385 4-year colleges and universities • Data statistically adjusted to reflect responses of 1.3 million first-time, full-time students • 87.5% median institutional participation rate
Social & Civic Responsibility • Such freshman attitudes can have a positive impact on their communities • Community service is correlated with higher scores on critical thinking, perspective taking, complex thinking, & self-confidence
