Citation
L. Flowers et al., How much do students learn in college? Cross-sectional estimates using thecollege BASE, J HIGH EDUC, 72(5), 2001, pp. 565
Citations number
72
Categorie Soggetti
Education
Journal title
JOURNAL OF HIGHER EDUCATION
ISSN journal
00221546
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Volume
72
Issue
5
Year of publication
2001
Database
ISI
SICI code
0022-1546(200109/10)72:5<565:HMDSLI>2.0.ZU;2-R
Abstract
Analyzing data from fifty-six four-year colleges, this investigation employ
ed a cross-sectional design with statistical controls for confounding influ
ences to estimate the net impact of college on five standardized, objective
measures of student learning: English, mathematics, science, social studie
s, and a composite of all four tests. Women in the sample demonstrated sign
ificantly smaller net freshman-senior differences across all five measures.