34.038 - Fostering Deeper Learning in High Schools and Examining Its Effects on Student Outcomes

Session Type: Symposium

Abstract

The presentations in this symposium highlight four distinct studies of deeper learning. The first presentation examines school features that are positively related to the provision of deeper learning opportunities (e.g., opportunities to collaborate, opportunities for self-directed learning). The second presentation looks at how deeper learning opportunities are associated with deeper learning competencies (e.g., self-efficacy, communication skills, complex problem-solving) and high school graduation. The third presentation provides evidence that students who attend schools that promote deeper learning have better postsecondary outcomes than similar students who attend other schools. The fourth presentation digs deeper into the effects of attending schools focused on deeper learning to see whether effects on various outcomes are equitable across student subgroups.

Sub Unit

• Division H - Research, Evaluation and Assessment in Schools / Division H - Section 1: Applied Research in Schools

Chair

• Barbara A. Chow, William and Flora Hewlett Foundation

Papers

• School Features and Student Opportunities for Deeper Learning: What Makes a Difference? - Mette Huberman, American Institutes for Research; Jessica Mason, American Institutes for Research; Jennifer A. O'Day, American Institutes for Research; Helen M. Duffy, American Institutes for Research

• Connecting Deeper Learning to High School Graduation - Jordan Rickles, American Institutes for Research

• Deeper Learning and College Attendance: What Happens After High School? - Rui Yang, American Institutes for Research

• Deeper Learning and Equitable Outcomes: Is the Impact of Deeper Learning Consistent Across Student Subgroups? - Kristina Lillian Zeiser, American Institutes for Research

Discussant

• James W. Pellegrino, University of Illinois at Chicago