“…"Many students come to college not only poorly prepared by prior schooling for highly demanding academic tasks that ideally lie in front of them, but more troubling still they enter Running head: ACADEMIC ENGAGEMENT 3 college with attitudes, norms, values, and behaviors that are often at odds with academic commitment" (Arum & Roska, 2011, p.3). The challenges facing academic institutions today cannot be blamed solely on student behaviors; the nature of the modern collegiate classroom may also be increasing these challenges; for example, the trend toward larger class sizes can create challenges in learning and communication between students and faculty (Mulryan-Kyne, 2010). Arum and Roksa (2011) examined undergraduate student academic engagement in a nationwide study focused on developing skills in critical thinking, complex reasoning, and writing.…”