A study of more than 2,300 college students found 45 percent of students show no significant improvement in the key measures of critical thinking, complex reasoning and writing by the end of the sophomore year. What gives?
An article by Associated Press education reporter Eric Giorski found that students just aren’t asked to do much. A new book, Academically Adrift: Limited Learning on College Campuses, says half of students did not take a single course requiring 20 pages of writing during their prior semester, and one-third did not take a single course requiring 40 pages of reading per week.
This story on college got us wondering: What if a study were written about your success as a youth worker? Would students’ faith grow? What are the key measures that would help you find out? Do most youth workers do anything to assess their success or effectiveness?
Read the full AP college article here.
