ERIC Number: ED581580
Record Type: Non-Journal
Publication Date: 2017
Pages: 262
Abstractor: As Provided
ISBN: 978-0-309-45605-0
ISSN: N/A
EISSN: N/A
Supporting Students' College Success: The Role of Assessment of Intrapersonal and Interpersonal Competencies
Herman, Joan, Ed.; Hilton, Margaret, Ed.
National Academies Press
The importance of higher education has never been clearer. Educational attainment--the number of years a person spends in school--strongly predicts adult earnings, as well as health and civic engagement. Yet relative to other developed nations, educational attainment in the United States is lagging, with young Americans who heretofore led the world in completing postsecondary degrees now falling behind their global peers. As part of a broader national college completion agenda aimed at increasing college graduation rates, higher education researchers and policy makers are exploring the role of intrapersonal and interpersonal competencies in supporting student success. "Supporting Students' College Success: The Role of Assessment of Intrapersonal and Interpersonal Competencies" identifies 8 intrapersonal competencies (competencies involving self-management and positive self-evaluation) that can be developed through interventions and appear to be related to persistence and success in undergraduate education. The report calls for further research on the importance of these competencies for college success, reviews current assessments of them and establishes priorities for the use of current assessments, and outlines promising new approaches for improved assessments.
Descriptors: College Students, Academic Achievement, Student Evaluation, Interpersonal Competence, Self Evaluation (Individuals), Self Management, Intervention, Academic Persistence, Evaluation Methods, Educational Assessment, Interpersonal Relationship, Evidence, Community Colleges, STEM Education, Correlation, Individual Differences, Predictor Variables, Sense of Community, Self Efficacy, Goal Orientation, Prosocial Behavior, Well Being, Disproportionate Representation, Minority Group Students, High Stakes Tests, Testing, Stakeholders, Best Practices, Validity, Reliability, Culture Fair Tests, Student Diversity, Evaluation Utilization, Educational Improvement, Measurement, Accountability, Outcomes of Education, Student Characteristics, Personality Traits, Student Motivation
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Publication Type: Books; Reports - Research
Education Level: Higher Education
Audience: N/A
Language: English
Sponsor: National Science Foundation (NSF); William and Flora Hewlett Foundation
Authoring Institution: National Academies, National Academy of Engineering; National Academies, National Academy of Sciences; National Academies, National Academy of Medicine
Grant or Contract Numbers: 1460028