Learning productivity at research universities

This study compares levels of engagement in learning activities and gains o f students at research universities (RUs) and students attending other type s of colleges and universities in the 1980s and 1990s. Though students at o ther universities generally outperformed RU students in most areas, the gap closed somewhat between the mid-80s and mid-90s due in part to declines in many learning productivity measures at liberal arts colleges and comprehen sive colleges and universities.