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A Taxonomy of Student Engagement
Engagement activities conducted within the context of a course
and during class time:
- Soliciting questions
in class
- Soliciting
participation in class discussions
- Requiring a
presentation
- Including diverse
perspectives (different races, religions, genders, political beliefs,
etc.) in class discussions
- Students working
with other students on projects during class
- Students to putting
together ideas or concepts from different courses when participating
in class discussions
- Providing prompt
feedback on students’ academic performance (written or oral)
- Providing academic
challenge (analyzing, synthesizing, making judgments, applying)
- Using a variety of
teaching techniques including technology, games, debates, skits,
films, experiments, energy shifts, stories, higher order thinking
activities
- Using a variety of
student assessments as clear feedback for the learning process
Engagement activities conducted within the context of a course
but outside of class:
- Requiring written
papers/assignments necessitating multiple drafts
- Assigning
papers/projects that integrate ideas or information from various
sources
- Including diverse
perspectives (different races, religions, genders, political beliefs,
etc.) in written assignments
- Students working
with classmates outside of class to prepare class assignments
- Students
synthesizing ideas or concepts from other courses when completing
assignments
- Students tutoring or
teaching other students in the course (paid or voluntary)
- Students
participating in a community-based project as part of a regular course
- Students using an
electronic medium (list-serv, chat group, Internet, etc.) to discuss
or complete and assignment
- Students
communicating with instructor via email
- Instructor
discussing grades or assignments with students
- Instructor
discussing ideas from readings or class with students
- Students discussing
ideas from readings or class with other students
Engagement activities not related to a specific course but
related to vocational preparation:
- Faculty member
discussing ideas/issues from the discipline with students
- Student working on a
research project with a faculty member outside of course or program
requirements
- Students
participating in a culminating senior experience (comprehensive exam,
thesis, project, capstone experience, etc.)
- Students
participating in study abroad
- Students
participating in an independent study in the discipline
- Students tutoring or
teaching other students in the student’s discipline (paid or
voluntary)
- Faculty member
talking about career plans with students
Engagement activities not necessarily related to a specific
course and not necessarily related to vocational preparation:
- Faculty working with
students on activities other than coursework (e.g. committees,
orientation, student life activities, etc.)
- Students
participating in community service or volunteer work
- Students
participating in a learning community or some other formal program
where groups of students take two or more classes together
- Students
participating in an independent study
- In general, faculty
members being available, helpful, and sympathetic
- In general,
administrative personnel and offices being helpful, considerate, and
flexible
Experiential learning activities
- Practicum
- Internship
- Field experience
- Co-op experience
- Clinical assignment
Social engagement activities
- Organizations
- Campus publications
- Student government
- Social fraternity or
sorority
- Intercollegiate or
intramural sports
Intellectual/Cultural engagement activities
- Students having
serious conversations with students of a different race or ethnicity
- Students having
serious conversations with students who are very different in terms of
religious beliefs, political opinions, or personal values.
- Students
participating in study abroad
- Students attending
cultural performances (lectures, theater, concerts, museum shows
- Students engaging in
discussion with others about music, arts, philosophical issues, public
affairs
Civic engagement activities
- Students becoming
involved in the community and society
- Students
participating actively in groups and projects aimed at social or
political change either on campus or in the wider community
- Students seeking the
opportunity to have their voices heard in public
- Students developing
capacities for leadership
- Students working as
volunteers, lending time and skills to helping people in need or in
helping try to solve community problems
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