Athens, Ga. (April 7, 2008) — Mark your calendar for the April service-learning seminar.

What: “Assessing the Impact of Service-Learning on Students: Utilizing the Service-Learning Self-Efficacy Scale”
Who: Su-I Hou, Associate Professor of Health Promotion and Behavior and Service-Learning Senior Scholar for Curricular Initiatives
When: 12:30-1:30 p.m. Tuesday, April 15, 2008
Where: Center for Teaching and Learning North Conference Room

Service-learning can help deepen student’s learning and provide opportunities to discover links between theory and practice in authentic settings. However, reliable tools are scarce in assessing the impact of service-learning on students. This study discusses the development and validation of a 12-item self-efficacy scale aimed to assess the impact of service-learning on student learning in a core Masters of Public Health course. This seminar will introduce participants to a current research study on assessment in service-learning and provide an example of possibilities for future service-learning research.

The Service-Learning Seminar Series is designed to provide a forum for presentations and discussions about emerging topics in service-learning and community engagement. Focus areas for the Spring 2008 semester include classroom strategies for addressing race through classroom discourse, emerging research on assessing the impact of service-learning, and a panel discussion with faculty experts for those new to service-learning.

The Office of Service-Learning is jointly supported by the Offices of the Vice President for Instruction and the Vice President for Public Service and Outreach.

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