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Muhlenberg College: With the support of a Teagle Foundation consortium grant, Muhlenberg is assessing the role of capstone experiences and student-faculty research in fostering intellectual growth and intentional learning, specifically in the senior year. The College defines intentional learners as being self aware and self directed. They recognize multiple perspectives; can make connections and apply skills and information in a range of contexts. Muhlenberg offers capstone experiences, such as seminars, mentored research and independent study, to most students. However, capstone opportunities are not a requirement across the curriculum.
The project involves the collecting and analyzing of student work, survey results, and focus group/interview data. A faculty group then compares students who had Capstone experiences and those who did not. Students from various majors submit essays reflecting on and giving examples of their educational experiences at Muhlenberg. Faculty members from across the college score these essays using rubrics designed to assess students’ ability to identify and connect multiple perspectives, critically evaluate information and concepts, and create new knowledge and representations. The faculty group shares the results of this research with colleagues, so that it can inform deliberations about curriculum development and revision at both the program and institutional level.
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