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Explore the significance of student effort in learning according to the CCSSE benchmarks, emphasizing active and collaborative learning, academic challenge, student-faculty interaction, support for learners, and student effort. Learn how student behaviors affect their educational success and discover strategies to improve academic engagement. Robert C. Pace's findings on student effort and practical examples of effective learning practices are discussed.
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Benchmark Friday – October 9, 2009 Student Effort York Technical College
CCSSE Benchmarks for Effective Educational Practice • The five CCSSE benchmarks are: • Active and Collaborative Learning • Academic Challenge • Student-Faculty Interaction • Support for Learners • Student Effort Community College Survey of Student Engagement
Student Effort • “Students’ own behaviors contribute significantly to their learning and the likelihood that they will successfully attain their goals”.
Student Effort • “Quality of effort is a function of the opportunities that an institution offers and the extent to which students make use of those opportunities in their academic and intellectual experiences…” • Robert C. Pace
Prepared two or more drafts of a paper or assignment Percent Responding Often or Very Often
Integrated ideas/information from various sources into paper Percent Responding Often or Very Often
Came to class without completing readings/assignments Percent Responding Often or Very Often
Number of hours per week preparing for class Percent Responding 6 or more hours
Use of peer or other tutoring Percent Responding Often
Use of skill labs (writing, math, etc.) Percent Responding Often
Use of computer labs Percent Responding Often