Intellectual Curiosity in Action: A Framework to Assess First-Year Seminars in Liberal Arts Settings

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      Miami University. 303 South Patterson Avenue, Oxford, OH 45056. Tel: 513-529-9265; Fax: 513-529-9264; Web site: http://www.muohuo.edu/ject
    • Peer Reviewed:
      Y
    • Source:
      26
    • Education Level:
      Higher Education
      Postsecondary Education
    • Subject Terms:
      First Year Seminars; Personality Traits; Liberal Arts; Pretests Posttests; Interviews; College Freshmen; Student Evaluation; Student Behavior; Motivation; Student Participation; Educational Experience; Models
    • Subject Terms:
      South Carolina
    • ISSN:
      1052-4800
    • Abstract:
      Fostering students' intellectual curiosity is a common goal of first-year seminar programs--especially in liberal arts settings. The authors propose an alternative method to assess this ambiguous, value-laden concept. Relying on data gathered from pre- and posttest in-depth interviews of 34 students enrolled in first-year seminars, they construct an externally valid assessment framework to measure the behavioral manifestations of intellectual curiosity. More specifically, they measure the extent to which students' participation in first-year seminars leads to an increase in intrinsically motivated behaviors that enhance and expand upon their educational experience.
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      As Provided
    • Number of References:
      43
    • Publication Date:
      2014
    • Accession Number:
      EJ1041381