How Does Student Engagement Affect Cognitive Development? - Softcover

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In the United States, higher education is undergoing a major reform in response to changing economic agendas, shifting demographics, ero­ding public confidence, demands for accountability, and increasingly diverse student populations. Research suggests that when students engage in out-of-class activities, their interpersonal interactions with other students are a major source of influence on their in-class lear­ning. Cognitive epistemology is an area of research that investigates beliefs about knowledge and the nature of reasoning. Understanding the relationship between student engagement in out-of-class activities and student cognitive epistemology provides further support for inte­grating in-class and out-of-class experiences in college freshmen in order to create optimal environments to enhance student learning.