Measuring Quality in High-Impact Practices

• In Event: Marriott Roundtable Session 37
  In Roundtable Session: Student Engagement and Involvement

Abstract

High-Impact Practices (HIPs), such as participating in undergraduate research, completing an internship, and creating a senior-capstone project, are becoming prominent within the academy. Scholars have surmised that aspects of HIP quality (e.g., student effort, peer collaboration, and faculty interaction) lead to greater desired outcomes for students (e.g., engagement, GPA, and satisfaction). Using data from the 2015 administration of the National Survey of Student Engagement, respondents who participated in undergraduate research, internship, and senior capstone were asked additional questions regarding their quality of experience. The results from this study indicate that increased levels of expectations, faculty interaction, and real-world application are related to increases in desired outcomes; however, these relationships are not consistent between privileged and underserved student populations.

Author

• John Zilvinskis, Binghamton University - SUNY