Eastern Kentucky University

			EKU	Master's I & II			National



Variable	Var. Name	Class	Mean	Mean	Sig^a	Effect Size	Mean	Sig^b	Effect Size
			1st Yr. N=116	1st Yr. N=11288			1st Yr. N=30774
			Senior N=132	Senior N=12758			Senior N=32361
			Total N=248	Total N=24046			Total N=63135
COLLEGE ACTIVITIES
Academic, Intellectual, and Social Experiences			1=never, 2=occasionally, 3=often, 4=very often
Asked questions in class or contributed to class discussions	CLQUEST	1st Yr.	2.71	2.75			2.75
	CLQUEST	Senior	2.95	3.07			3.05
Used e-mail to communicate with an instructor or other students	EMAIL	1st Yr.	2.52	2.60			2.75
	EMAIL	Senior	2.44	2.68			2.83	*	-0.40
Made a class presentation	CLPRESEN	1st Yr.	1.97	2.19			2.14
Made a class presentation	CLPRESEN	Senior	2.71	2.81			2.76
Rewrote a paper or assignment several times	REWROPAP	1st Yr.	2.79	2.43	*	0.37	2.39	*	0.42
Rewrote a paper or assignment several times	REWROPAP	Senior	2.24	2.07			2.06
Came to class unprepared	CLUNPREP	1st Yr.	1.61	1.66			1.72
Came to class unprepared	CLUNPREP	Senior	1.87	1.78			1.84
Worked with other students on projects during class	CLASSGRP	1st Yr.	2.44	2.45			2.42
Worked with other students on projects during class	CLASSGRP	Senior	2.60	2.55			2.49
Worked with classmates outside of class to prepare class assignments	OCCGRP	1st Yr.	2.05	2.29			2.39	*	-0.40
	OCCGRP	Senior	2.69	2.68			2.71
Tutored or taught other students	TUTOR	1st Yr.	1.54	1.63			1.69
Tutored or taught other students	TUTOR	Senior	1.76	1.82			1.88
Participated in a community-based project as part of a regular course	COMMPROJ	1st Yr.	1.22	1.36			1.35
	COMMPROJ	Senior	1.68	1.61			1.57
Used an electronic medium (e-mail, list-serve, chat group, etc.) to discuss or complete an assignment	ITACADEM	1st Yr.	1.87	2.05			2.15
	ITACADEM	Senior	2.08	2.16			2.22
Discussed grades or assignments with an instructor	FACGRADE	1st Yr.	2.59	2.47			2.47
Discussed grades or assignments with an instructor	FACGRADE	Senior	2.74	2.63			2.63