Civic learning is increasingly recognized as important by the higher education and
workforce communities. The development of high‐quality assessments that can be used to …

Most scientific research is conducted by small teams of investigators who together formulate
hypotheses, collect data, conduct analyses, and report novel findings. These teams operate …

Capstones, as culminating educational experiences, are expected to meet many purposes:
synthesis and application of prior learning, developing skills and attributes related to …

This article suggests that undergraduate research can help advance the science of
psychology. We introduce a hypothetical “question-list paradigm” as a mechanism to do this …

Executive summary Although there have long been final year projects in many disciplines
that closely reflect the idea of a capstone, it is only in recent years that the term has moved …

Colleges and universities face pressures from multiple stakeholders to attend to the labor
market success of their graduates. In this article, we argue that it is in the best interests of …

Undergraduate capstone courses in sociology are designed to integrate students'
knowledge in the discipline and to culminate the classroom experience with field …

Student learning outcomes have been gradually emphasized in university program
evaluation and IEET's accreditation. Every program is striving to determine the best way to …

Capstone experiences (CEs) serve a variety of purposes in higher education as
opportunities to apply academic skills, explore post-graduate life and employment, and …

Cornerstone courses bridge introductory content from lower-level survey courses with the
more advanced theoretical and methodological content of upper-level, major-only courses …