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The influences of student engagement, institutional mission, and cooperative learning climate on the generic competency development of Korean undergraduate students

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Using multilevel models, this study examined whether the strength of the association between student engagement and development of generic student competencies (GSCs) varies across Korean colleges. Data from the Korean Educational Development Institute’s 2007 national sample and from 5,445 students representing 60 four-year colleges and universities were utilized. The results indicate that a specific type of engagement is linked to a particular learning outcome, which means that not every engagement type has an equal impact thereon. The findings also suggest that in Korea, the impact on GSC of one of the student engagement types, that is, active learning, significantly varies by college mission and the peer climate of cooperative learning.

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  1. For policy purposes, the Korean Ministry of Education developed a classification scheme for four-year colleges and universities in 2005. It identified eight institutional groups according to two dimensions: “specialized area of education” and “institutional type.” The former dimension is based on the number of students enrolled in particular academic disciplines (comprehensive and limited), and the latter on enrollment profile, the scale of government funding, and research achievements.

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Table 3 Descriptive sample statistics (n = 5,455 at Level 1; n = 60 at Level 2)
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Table 4 Factors, alpha reliabilities, component items, and factor loadings
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Choi, B.K., Rhee, B.S. The influences of student engagement, institutional mission, and cooperative learning climate on the generic competency development of Korean undergraduate students. High Educ 67, 1–18 (2014). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10734-013-9637-5

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