In his 2008 book “High-Impact Educational Practices: What They Are, Who Has Access to Them, and Why They Matter," George Kuh, Ph.D., explains why some educational activities are unusually effective. The eleven practices on the
AAC&U's chart typically:
- Demand that students devote considerable time and effort to purposeful tasks
- Foster interactions with faculty and peers on substantive matters over extended periods of time
- Increase the likelihood that students will experience diversity through contact with people who are different from themselves
- Provide frequent feedback about performance on meaningful learning activities
- Afford opportunities to see the relevance of what is being learned and transfer it to “real world" situations
Learn more about High-Impact Practices from the
Association of American Colleges & Universities.