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Encouraging Engagement: Description & Assessment of a General Education Initiative for First-Year Students

Encouraging Engagement: Description & Assessment of a General Education Initiative for First-Year Students. Encouraging Engagement: Description and Assessment of a General Education Initiative for First-Year Students

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Encouraging Engagement: Description & Assessment of a General Education Initiative for First-Year Students

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  1. Encouraging Engagement: Description & Assessment of a General Education Initiative for First-Year Students Encouraging Engagement: Description and Assessment of a General Education Initiative for First-Year Students Frederick S. Foster-Clark, Linda L. McDowell, Laurie Hanich, Daniel F. O’Neill, Thomas Burns, and Carol Y. Phillips Millersville University of Pennsylvania FYE/UNIV 179 Gathering January 18, 2008

  2. Encouraging Engagement: Description & Assessment of a General Education Initiative for First-Year Students FYE Assessment Team Dr. Fred Foster-Clark, General Education Coordinator Dr. Linda McDowell, First Year Experiences Coordinator Dr. Laurie Hanich, Educational Foundations Dr. Thomas Burns, Associate Provost for Academic Administration Dr. Carol Phillips, Associate Provost Emerita Dr. Daniel O’Neill, Counseling and Human Development Dr. Lisa Shibley, Assistant Vice President for Assessment & Planning Ms. Kris Vitucci, Grad Assistant Ms. Kylie Smith, Grad Assistant

  3. Encouraging Engagement: Description & Assessment of a General Education Initiative for First-Year Students Writing Prompts(Fall 2007) Civic Responsibility • What is civic responsibility? [pre- & post-] Liberal Arts • What is a liberal arts education? [pre- & post-]

  4. Encouraging Engagement: Description & Assessment of a General Education Initiative for First-Year Students Responses to Liberal Arts Writing Prompt(Pretest -- Fall 2007)

  5. Encouraging Engagement: Description & Assessment of a General Education Initiative for First-Year Students Responses to Civic Responsibility Writing Prompt (Pretest-Fall 2007)

  6. Encouraging Engagement: Description & Assessment of a General Education Initiative for First-Year Students Levels of Elaboration in Writing Prompts (Pretest -- Fall 2007)

  7. Encouraging Engagement: Description & Assessment of a General Education Initiative for First-Year Students Comparison of Pre-Test/Post-Test Means (Fall 2007) Note: N = 122 for Liberal Arts coding; N = 114 for Civic Responsibility coding; standard deviations in parentheses.

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