What happens after reacting? A follow-up study of past RTTP participants at a public regional university
Document Type
Book Chapter
Publication Date
2018
Publication Title
Playing to Learn with Reacting to the Past: Research on High Impact, Active Learning Practices
Abstract
This chapter’s authors conducted an online survey of two matched groups of Eastern Michigan University (EMU) students and former students. Surveying a cohort of Reacting to the Past (RTTP)-experienced students and EMU students with no RTTP exposure produced findings on student engagement with learning, civic engagement, choice of major, career preparation, and in the case of the RTTP group, information about the class taken, depth of learning, and which elements of RTTP students considered most valuable. The authors report surprising results regarding the comparisons on student performance, retention, and disruption of students’ perceptions of success.
Recommended Citation
Bernstein, J. L., Strasma, M. G., Olwell, R., & Higbee, M. D. (2018). What happens after reacting? A follow-up study of past RTTP participants at a public regional university. In C. E. Watson & T. C. Hagood (Eds.), Playing to learn with reacting to the past: Research on high impact, active learning practices (pp. 141–157). Springer International. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-61747-3_8
Comments
J. L. Bernstein is a faculty member in EMU's Department of Political Science.
M. G. Strasma and M. D. Higbee are faculty members in EMU's Department of History and Philosophy.