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Title: Student Learning through Service Learning: Effects on Academic Development, Civic Responsibility, Interpersonal Skills and Practical Skills
Language: English
Authors: Hébert, Ali, Hauf, Petra
Source: Active Learning in Higher Education. Mar 2015 16(1):37-49.
Availability: SAGE Publications. 2455 Teller Road, Thousand Oaks, CA 91320. Tel: 800-818-7243; Tel: 805-499-9774; Fax: 800-583-2665; e-mail: journals@sagepub.com; Web site: http://sagepub.com
Peer Reviewed: Y
Page Count: 13
Publication Date: 2015
Document Type: Journal Articles
Reports - Research
Descriptors: Service Learning, Student Development, Citizenship Responsibility, Interpersonal Competence, Skill Development, Practical Arts, Pretests Posttests, Grades (Scholastic), Comprehension, Student Evaluation, Student Improvement, Program Evaluation, Educational Benefits, Foreign Countries, Student Surveys
Geographic Terms: Canada
DOI: 10.1177/1469787415573357
ISSN: 1469-7874
Abstract: Although anecdotal evidence and research alike espouse the benefits of service learning, some researchers have suggested that more rigorous testing is required in order to determine its true effect on students. This is particularly true in the case of academic development, which has been inconsistently linked to service learning. It has been proposed that this discrepancy is due to three complications: grades not reflecting higher order thinking skills, self-selection bias, and different grading methods. The study described in this article attempted to circumvent these complications using a test-retest methodology and measuring academic development in three ways: course grades, an assignment that directly tested course-specific comprehension, and self-reported improvement. In addition, improvements in civic responsibility, interpersonal skills, and practical skills were measured via self-report. Although students who participated in service learning self-reported greater improvement in civic responsibility, interpersonal skills, and academic development, they only demonstrated more academic development in terms of concrete course concepts, showing no differences in final examination marks or generation of detailed examples. These findings suggest that academic improvement through service learning may not be adequately assessed by typical methods used to evaluate academic development at universities.
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Entry Date: 2015
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