Journal article
Measuring how college affects students: Social desirability and other potential biases in college student self-reported gains
New directions for institutional research, Vol.2011(150), pp.73-85
06/2011
DOI: 10.1002/ir.390
Abstract
This chapter examines some possible biases evident in college students' self-reported gains, particularly social desirability and general tendencies to report gains, which appear to strongly influence the gains reported by first-year students.
Details
- Title: Subtitle
- Measuring how college affects students: Social desirability and other potential biases in college student self-reported gains
- Creators
- Nicholas A. Bowman - University of Notre DamePatrick L. Hill - University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign
- Resource Type
- Journal article
- Publication Details
- New directions for institutional research, Vol.2011(150), pp.73-85
- DOI
- 10.1002/ir.390
- ISSN
- 0271-0579
- eISSN
- 1536-075X
- Publisher
- Wiley Subscription Services, Inc., A Wiley Company
- Number of pages
- 13
- Language
- English
- Date published
- 06/2011
- Academic Unit
- Educational Policy and Leadership Studies; Center for Social Science Innovation; Public Policy Center (Archive)
- Record Identifier
- 9984285557702771
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