The Influence of the College Environment on Honors Students' Outcomes

Abstract

In College English teaching, oral English is always a weak link. With the development and the widespread use of the Internet, the Internet provides a new opportunity for college students' oral English teaching, it can improve realistic oral English environment for students, can increase the expression of college students effective oral English ability. The use of network tools such as Internet chat rooms, can create a virtual language environment for students, and it is helpful to improve college students' oral English proficiency.

Influences of an Honors Program on Students at a Faith-based University: A Qualitative Study

“…Research is even less prevalent for students at faith-based institutions, despite evidence that college environments tend to have a significant influence on their students' development (Wawrzynski, Madden, & Jensen, 2012). Therefore, with the current study I sought to learn more regarding how students at a faith-based institution perceived participation in an honors program influenced their academic, personal, and social development.…”

“…However, some honors educators have suggested a need for greater emphasis on the holistic development of their participants (Haynes, 2006;Wawrzynski et al, 2012). In addition, Storrs and Clott (2008) concluded that even honors students were being influenced by the pervasiveness of pragmatic and consumerist approaches to higher education.…”

“…Therefore, researchers have also examined the specific honors communities and the relationships between institutions and their respective honors programs. Regarding the honors community, Wawrzynski et al (2012) found that those honors students who participated in an intentional "Living and Learning Community," which blended academic and residential contexts, encountered significantly different experiences compared with other honors students and non-honors students. However, differences between the other honors students and non-honors students were not significant.…”

“…Participants frequently described natural learning communities that supported both their academic and personal development in ways unique from their non-honors experience (Wawrzynski, Madden, & Jensen, 2012;Zieniuk, 2012). However, researchers have expressed hesitation about inferring too much from the results of these studies.…”

The student experience of undergraduate students: towards a conceptual framework

“…His model examines the process whereby an individual interacts with his/her environment and has been applied to provide insight in a variety of settings, most notably child development. Its suitability for use in higher education research has been noted (Renn and Arnold, 2003), with some evidence that his model can be used to understand how specific factors influence student learning and development (Wawrzynski, Madden and Jensen, 2012).…”