This study examined whether halo error--the masking of college gains by general gains in intellectual development--influenced students' ratings of their learning and development during college. A total of 1,084 first-time freshmen at the University of Missouri-Columbia (MU) completed the College Student Experiences Questionnaire (CSEQ) during the…

This study examined how three dimensions of college students' experiences affect critical thinking skills: (1) curricular exposure, (2) formal classroom and instructional experiences, and (3) out-of-class experiences. The study used a 1-year, longitudinal, panel study design using data collected as part of a pilot study for a national,…

A symposium discussion of the use of the College Student Experiences Questionnaire (CSEQ) is presented. Intended for undergraduates at four-year colleges and universities, the CSEQ is a brief instrument that produces reliable and valid information for evaluation and assessment purposes. It asks students to indicate how often during the current…

The purpose of this study is to determine the relationships between students' self-reported use of computers and other information technologies and the outcomes of college thought to be essential for success during and after college. Data for this study are from the College Student Experiences Questionnaire (CSEQ) national research program. The…

This report is a comprehensive account of the accumulated research on the measurement of quality of effort and its significance in understanding the achievement of college students with regard to the College Student Experiences questionnaire (Pace, 1979). Results are based on the responses of 12,000 undergraduate students from 40 different…