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Silvia Youssef Hanna, PhDCollege of CharlestonCharleston, South Carolina
First Year Experience: Self-discovery through Service Learning
Agenda
• Story Behind the Research
• Hypothesis & Method
• Research Results
• Sample Student Narratives
College of Charleston First Year ExperienceHealing Narratives: Understanding Illness Through Storytelling Merges English 110 & Psychology 103
What was our question?
Do first year students who participate in a service learning experience through an introductory psychology class demonstrate:
1. Better knowledge of their psychology curriculum as shown through their GPA
2. Increased likelihood of major declaration
3. Stronger connection to the campus and their new community
Charleston Community Partners• Agape Hospice
• Lutheran Hospice
• Hospice of Charleston
• Heartland Hospice
• Canterbury House: Nonprofit Senior Living Community
• Sandpiper: Premier Senior Living
• Bishop Gadsden: A Life Care Retirement Community
• Somerby of Mt. Pleasant: An Active Retirement Community
Location of Community Partners in relation to College Of Charleston
Bishop Gadsden
Bishop Gadsden
Demographics• Pre and Post test demographics have close
to identical percentages
• 70% Female
• 81% Caucasian
• 54% In-State with only 1/3 of new freshman file for financial assistance
• Public high school
• Disabilities-ADHD, psychological
• Economic situation somewhat affected college choice
• Civic Engagement 1-5 hours/week increased a bit in post test results
Research Results: Students in First Year Experience psychology course with and without Service Learning
• Survey comparison data from Fall 2012 to Fall 2013
• Psychology course comparison data from Fall 2011 to Fall 2013
Year Service Learning No Service Learning
Fall 2012 16 29
Fall 2013 13 33
Total 29 62
GPA in Introductory Psychology course
Fall 2011 Fall 2012 Fall 2013
Hanna 2.76 2.91 2.88
Prof 1 3.13 3.18
Prof 2 3.30 3.26 3.14
Prof 3 2.31
Prof 4 3.11 3.71 3.29
Fall 2012
A A- B+ B B- C+ C C- D
Hanna 2 2 6 3 1 2 0 1 2
Prof 2 9 4 4 2 0 0 1 0 0
Prof 4 10 3 0 3 0 0 0 0 0
Transferable Skill SetsPre-Test
Socially Responsible
Able to Interview
Post-Test Socially Responsible
Able to Interview
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Prof 1
Major DeclarationPercent Declared Majors Graduate School Plans
• Pre Test
• Post Test
Fall 2011
Spring 2012
Fall 2012
Spring 2013
Fall 2013
Spring 2014
0 5 10 15 20 25 30 35 40 45 50
Prof 1
Hanna Yes NO0
5
10
15
20
Hanna
Prof 1
YES NO0
5
10
15
20
Hanna
Prof 1
Connection=Retention
Fall 2011-Spring 2012 Fall 2012-Spring 2013 Fall 2013-Spring 2014Hanna
94% 94% 100%Prof 1
86% 0% 100%Prof 2
100% 85% 93%Prof 3
100% 90% 94%
Hanna Prof 1 Prof 2 Prof 30
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Fall 2011-Spring 2012
Fall 2012-Spring 2013
Fall 2013-Spring 2014
Connection Reported
Pre-Test Post-Test
Strong
ly
Mod
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ely
Conne
cted
Mild
ly
Not C
onne
cted
0
2
4
6
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Hanna
Prof 1Stro
ngly
Mod
erat
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Conne
cted
Mild
ly
Not C
onne
cted
0
2
4
6
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14
Hanna
Prof 1
Miville-Guzman Universality-Diversity Scale (M-GUDS)
• 45 Item questionnaire administered
• 6 point Likert-type scale (1=strongly disagree to 6=strongly agree)
• Universal Diverse Orientation
• Subscales: ◦ Diversity of Contact
◦ Relativistic Appreciation
◦ Sense of Connection
Diversity of Contact: I don’t know too many people from other countries.
Pre-Test Post-Test
Strongly Disagree
Disagree Disagree a little
Agree a little
Agree Strongly Agree
0
2
4
6
8
10
12
14
Hanna
Prof 1
Prof 2
Strongly Disagree
Disagree Disagree a little
Agree a little
Agree Strongly Agree
0
2
4
6
8
10
12
Hanna
Prof 1
Prof 2
Relativistic Appreciation: Knowing how a person differs from me greatly enhances our friendship. Pre-Test Post-Test
Strongly Disagree
Disagree Disagree a little
Agree a little
Agree Strongly Agree
0
2
4
6
8
10
12
14
16
Hanna
Prof 1
Prof 2
Strongly Disagree
Disagree Disagree a little
Agree a little
Agree Strongly Agree
0
2
4
6
8
10
12
14
Hanna
Prof 1
Prof 2
Sense of Connection: It deeply affects me to hear persons from other countries describe their struggles of adapting to living here.
Pre-Test Post-Test
Strongly Disagree
Disagree Disagree a little
Agree a little
Agree Strongly Agree
0
2
4
6
8
10
12
14
16
Hanna
Prof 1
Prof 2
Strongly Disagree
Disagree Disagree a little
Agree a little
Agree Strongly Agree
0
2
4
6
8
10
12
14
16
Hanna
Prof 1
Prof 2
Reported Impact of Service Learning
Strongly Helped
Moderately Helped
Helped
Mildly Helped
Did not Help
0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10
Appreciation of Psychology
Overall Learning of the Course Material
Sense of Connection to CofC and Charleston
Civic Responsibility
Sample Student Reflections• “Although it may sound like the situation
could be sketchy, I would never want to trade my situation. Talking to Mr. P has made me realize so much of something I had never really thought about. The way our world works, treating the less fortunate with the least efficiency of healthcare.”
• “The experience of healing narratives has allowed us to create such meaning out of someone’s life that embodies such a diverse array of events.”
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