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Are Non-Native English Speaking Students Disadvantaged in College Experiences and Cognitive Outcomes?
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Liu, Jiajun; Hu, Shouping; Pascarella, Ernest T. – Journal of Diversity in Higher Education, 2021
Using data from the Wabash National Study of Liberal Arts Education (WNS), this study examined the college experiences and cognitive outcomes of non-native English speaking (NNES) students. After an extensive control of precollege and college level influences, results indicate that NNES students had a lower level of participation in collaborative…
Descriptors: English (Second Language), Second Language Learning, Disadvantaged, Student Experience
What We Talk about When We Talk about Rigor: Examining Conceptions of Academic Rigor
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Culver, K. C.; Braxton, John M.; Pascarella, Ernest T. – Journal of Higher Education, 2021
Academic rigor has long been considered important for students' learning and development in higher education. However, findings about students' outcomes from previous studies of rigor are mixed, in part because of varying conceptions of what constitutes rigor. In quantitative research, rigor is often operationalized in one of two ways: through…
Descriptors: Academic Standards, Difficulty Level, Undergraduate Students, Cognitive Development
Engaging with Diversity: How Positive and Negative Diversity Interactions Influence Students' Cognitive Outcomes
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Roksa, Josipa; Kilgo, Cindy Ann; Trolian, Teniell L.; Pascarella, Ernest T.; Blaich, Charles; Wise, Kathleen S. – Journal of Higher Education, 2017
Although a growing body of research has demonstrated the value of interacting with diverse peers, a number of questions remain about the relationship between the quality of students' diversity interactions and their cognitive development. In a longitudinal study following 3 cohorts of students from entry into college through the end of their 4th…
Descriptors: Student Diversity, Cognitive Development, Critical Thinking, Thinking Skills
Does Language Background Have an Effect on the Development of Psychological Well-Being during College?
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Liu, Jiajun; Pascarella, Ernest T. – Journal of College Student Development, 2020
According to the 2017 American Community Survey, more than 1 in 5 US residents speak a language other than English at home, and many are nonnative-English speakers (U.S. Census Bureau, 2018). Among this fast-growing population, nonnative-English-speaking (NNES) college students are significantly underserved and underresearched (Kanno &…
Descriptors: Language Usage, Well Being, College Students, English (Second Language)
The Impact of Diversity Courses on College Students' Moral Development
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Parker, Eugene T., III; Barnhardt, Cassie L.; Pascarella, Ernest T.; McCowin, Jarvis A. – Journal of College Student Development, 2016
We utilized data from a multi-institutional longitudinal study to investigate the association between diversity-related coursework and moral development among students over 4 years of college. Our findings parallel the prior research, which support the positive effects of diversity on college students, by offering new evidence that diversity…
Descriptors: Moral Development, Multicultural Education, Longitudinal Studies, Learning Experience
Evaluating the Influence of Peer Learning on Psychological Well-Being
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Hanson, Jana M.; Trolian, Teniell L.; Paulsen, Michael B.; Pascarella, Ernest T. – Teaching in Higher Education, 2016
The scholarship of teaching and learning in higher education is concerned with advancing pedagogical knowledge and teaching practice to improve student learning and associated outcomes in higher education. This study used data from the Wabash National Study of Liberal Arts Education to examine the effects of peer learning experiences on gains in…
Descriptors: Undergraduate Students, Peer Teaching, Well Being, Cooperative Learning