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Research: Experiential Learning Impact on Success after Graduation

KEYWORDS: Experiential learning, research, success

This will be an interactive session discussing the factors of experiential learning classrooms that can lead to students’ success after graduation. A multi-year interdisciplinary research studied collected over 180 responses about how undergraduate students define success after graduation and how their college experiences prepared them for success. Emergent results indicate that students identify certain success factors they feel they have gained from their classes and also from participation in student organizations. Interestingly, students state that the success factors gained from experientially taught classes are similar to what they learn in student organizations. However, students tend to report a greater mastery of concepts in the experiential classroom setting than in student organizations. This session will be an open-discussion of experientially taught classes – what aspects are most important? What make the biggest difference? What are potential new directions?

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