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The purpose of this paper is to report undergraduate students’ learning gains in six areas of generic skills. The paper reports on students’ responses to the First Year Experience (FYE) Survey completed at the end of their first year and Graduating Student Survey (GSS) in the final semester of their final year.Design/methodology/approachIn this study, a longitudinal design was applied in data collection, analysis and reporting of assessment if student learning gains. The undergraduate students who were the first cohort of four-year curriculum students in a Hong Kong university were selected as the sample. Repeated measures of reported learning gains of a longitudinal sample based on stacking of both FYE and GSS data were analysed using the Rasch model.FindingsThe results showed that the scale for measuring the six areas of generic skills had high reliability and good person separation. Comparison of repeated measures from the same group of students at the two time points were examined to explore whether there is growth in the generic skills during their university studies.Research limitations/implicationsOne limitation of the study was the relatively small sample size of 359 students in one higher education institution.Practical implicationsThe findings of the study provide insight into conceptual understanding and measurement of university student learning gains.Originality/valueWhilst several studies have investigated university student learning gains, there is limited research which explores the use Rasch modelling in assessment of student learning gains in multiple areas towards completion of their undergraduate studies.
Journal of Applied Research in Higher Education – Emerald Publishing
Published: Jan 6, 2020
Keywords: Higher education; Learning outcomes; Generic skills; Longitudinal gains; Rasch modelling
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