Report: First two years of college show small
gains
By Mary Beth
Marklein, USA TODAY
Nearly half of the nation's undergraduates show almost no
gains in learning in their first two years of college, in large part because
colleges don't make academics a priority, a new report shows.
Instructors tend to be more focused on their own faculty
research than teaching younger students, who in turn are more tuned in to their
social lives, according to the report, based on a book titled Academically
Adrift: Limited Learning on College Campuses. Findings are based on
transcripts and surveys of more than 3,000 full-time traditional-age students on
29 campuses nationwide, along with their results on the Collegiate Learning
Assessment, a standardized test that gauges students' critical thinking,
analytic reasoning and writing skills.
After two years in college, 45% of students showed no
significant gains in learning; after four years, 36% showed little change.
Students also spent 50% less time studying compared with
students a few decades ago, the research shows.
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