[lbo-talk] How Much Do College Students Learn, and Study?

[Dissenting Wren]

The study's conclusions were that 45% of students showed no statistically 
significant gain in critical thinking after two years, and that 36% showed no 
statistically significant gain in four years.  So, the upper level classes only 
got to 1/5 of those who made no gains in the first two years.  At my school, in 
most majors, the rigor simply never kicks in.

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The discussion however, was about the first two years in college.

I remember those two years. Students have to take a lot of survey classes then. 
I remember a survey of all English lit in one year. I remember taking a 
philosophy of history class in which we read one book a week. I remember at the 
same time doing a comp class, which was basically a five page paper every ten 
days. And on it went.

I was fairly well read at that time, but I didn't have much "rigor" because I 
still needed to steep in the stuff -- having it become second nature. The rigor 
started more with the upper division classes, once that broad foundation had 
been set.

Joanna