TY - JOUR
T1 - Comparing the utility of the 2000 and 2005 carnegie classification systems in research on students' college experiences and outcomes
AU - McCormick, Alexander C.
AU - Pike, Gary R.
AU - Kuh, George D.
AU - Chen, Pu Shih Daniel
N1 - Copyright:
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PY - 2009/3
Y1 - 2009/3
N2 - This study compares the explanatory power of the 2000 edition of Carnegie Classification, the 2005 revision of the classification, and selected variables underlying Carnegie's expanded 2005 classification system using data from the National Survey of Student Engagement's spring 2004 administration. Results indicate that the 2000 and 2005 classifications generally offer comparable explanatory power for measures of self-reported gains and student engagement, but the new variables from the 2005 system are more strongly related to cognitive outcomes and engagement than were the two categorical groupings. The variables most consistently related to outcomes and engagement are graduate-undergraduate coexistence, residential character of the campus, and arts and sciences share of undergraduate majors. Implications of the findings for research and assessment are discussed.
AB - This study compares the explanatory power of the 2000 edition of Carnegie Classification, the 2005 revision of the classification, and selected variables underlying Carnegie's expanded 2005 classification system using data from the National Survey of Student Engagement's spring 2004 administration. Results indicate that the 2000 and 2005 classifications generally offer comparable explanatory power for measures of self-reported gains and student engagement, but the new variables from the 2005 system are more strongly related to cognitive outcomes and engagement than were the two categorical groupings. The variables most consistently related to outcomes and engagement are graduate-undergraduate coexistence, residential character of the campus, and arts and sciences share of undergraduate majors. Implications of the findings for research and assessment are discussed.
KW - Carnegie classification
KW - Hierarchical models
KW - Institutional characteristics
KW - Institutional effects
KW - Learning outcomes
KW - Student engagement
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U2 - 10.1007/s11162-008-9112-9
DO - 10.1007/s11162-008-9112-9
M3 - Article
AN - SCOPUS:58549108383
VL - 50
SP - 144
EP - 167
JO - Research in Higher Education
JF - Research in Higher Education
SN - 0361-0365
IS - 2
ER -