Abstract Student Evaluations of Teaching (SETs) do not measure teaching effectiveness,
and their widespread use by university administrators in decisions about faculty hiring …

Students with writing difficulties and learning disabilities struggle with many aspects of the
writing process, including use of sentence-level skills. This literature review summarizes …

Everyone can imagine their future self, even very young children, and this future self is
usually positive and education-linked. To make progress toward an aspired future or away …

Even those who are not immersed in the world of higher education are familiar with the litany
of challenges facing higher education institutions. We cannot avoid reading about the …

People commonly talk about goals metaphorically as destinations on physical paths
extending into the future or as contained in future periods. Does metaphor use have …

Limited Learning on College Campuses (2011), the findings of which were summarized in
an article by the same authors in the March/April Change, has caused a national furor …

America is being held back by the quality and quantity of learning in college. Many
graduates cannot think critically, write effectively, solve problems, understand complex …

Recent studies question the effectiveness of a traditional university curriculum in helping
students improve their critical thinking and scientific literacy. We developed an introductory …

This volume of RSF presents new evidence about higher education in the United States. As
we use the term, higher education is synonymous with postsecondary education and …

Politicians, policymakers, and private foundations have united in recent years around
achieving a common goal: college for all. As President Barack Obama pledged in his first …