Validity and limitations of college student self-report data
By: Serge Herzog and Nicholas A. Bowman, editors
Series: New directions for institutional research -- no. 150; New directions for institutional research -- no. 150.
Publisher: Jossey-Bass
Published: 2011
Place of publication: San Francisco
Language: eng
Number of pages: 126
Subjects: Educational evaluation; Universities and colleges; Evaluation
Notes: "Summer 2011."

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Also available online.
Table of contents: title: Editors' notes / Serge Herzog, Nicholas A. Bowman; title: Examining systematic errors in predictors of college student self-reported gains / Nicholas A. Bowman; title: Gauging academic growth of bachelor degree recipients: longitudinal vs. self-reported gains in general education / Serge Herzog; title: Using college students' self-reported learning outcomes in scholarly research / Gary R. Pike; title: The tie that binds: The role of self-reported high school gains in self-reported college gains / Tricia A. Seifert, Ashley M. Asel; title: Measuring how college affects students: Social desirability and other potential biases in college student self-reported gains / Nicholas A. Bowman, Patrick L. Hill; title: The validity of student engagement survey questions: Can we accurately measure academic challenge? / Stephen R. Porter, Corey Rumann, Jason Pontius; title: Clearing the AIR about the use of self-reported gains in institutional research / Robert M. Gonyea, Angie Miller; title: Reconciling (seemingly) discrepant findings: Implications for practice and future research / Nicholas A. Bowman, Serge Herzog.