ERIC Number: EJ1186308
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2017
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Assessing the Impact of Community-Based Learning on Students: The Community-Based Learning Impact Scale (CBLIS)
Carlisle, Shauna K.; Gourd, Karen; Rajkhan, Safaa; Nitta, Keith
Journal of Service-Learning in Higher Education, v6 2017
Community-based learning (CBL) integrates problem-based service-learning, volunteerism, and experiential learning across a variety of disciplines. The Community-Based Learning Impact Scale is an instrument developed to measure the impact on a liberal arts university campus. Scale items were generated from focus groups, literature, and existing scales. The goal of this pilot test was to refine wording and scale format while providing preliminary results for the utility of the scale. The instrument is a 43-item measure with 33 items representing proposed constructs civic engagement, institutional/community relations, academic learning, psychological wellbeing, and professional development. Results revealed that, overall, students reported that their CBL experience increased their capacities across multiple personal and professional indicators. Confirmatory and exploratory factor analysis suggested that a 3-factor model fit the data better than the proposed 5-factor model.
Descriptors: Community Programs, Problem Based Learning, Service Learning, Volunteers, Experiential Learning, Liberal Arts, Higher Education, Program Effectiveness, Test Construction, Test Validity, College Students, Teaching Methods, Student Surveys, Student Participation, Student Satisfaction, Skill Development, Focus Groups, Factor Structure, Factor Analysis
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Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
Education Level: Higher Education
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Language: English
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