Saturday, February 5, 2011

IS COLLEGE REALLY WORTH IT?

 

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A study by two university professors says 45 percent of students showed no significant gains in critical thinking, reasoning, or writing on a standardized test after the first two years of college.

Even more daunting, 36 percent did not improve after four years. Students in majors including communications and education performed worse, as did those who studied with peers - rather than alone - and took part in Greek life.

The study’s authors largely blame a lack of rigor at colleges and universities.

Half the students took no classes in spring of their sophomore year that required at least 20 pages of writing, and about a third had no classes that required at least 40 pages of reading a week. More than a third reported studying five or fewer hours a week out of class, while still achieving a grade point average of more than 3.0.

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