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The Impact of Ignatian Pedagogy on Learning Outcomes in an Undergraduate Business Statistics Course

Gezinus J. Hidding, Peter W. Stonebraker
September 2, 2020
SKU:
BUS-006975
Region: 
Africa, Asia - Pacific, Europe, Latin & South America, North America
Topic: 
Human Resources & Organizational Behavior
Length: 
19 pages
Keywords: 
Ignatian Pedagogical Paradigm, service learning, Undergraduate quantitative courses, Empirical, Learning Outcomes
Copyrighted by: 
Colleagues in Jesuit Business Association
Student Price: 
$3.50 (€3.28)
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This study compares learning outcomes, for an undergraduate statistics course, of traditional sections versus a section based on the Ignatian Pedagogy Paradigm (IPP section). It is a before/after-study of 200+ students in a total of six sections of the same course, taught by the same instructor, in the same year, using the same teaching materials, and measured by the same survey. The IPP section incorporated the five elements of Ignatian Pedagogy and included a service-learning project for Catholic Charities whereby students analyzed a dataset of some 120,000 observations and presented recommendations. That project also reinforced other aspects of Ignatian Pedagogy, notably concern for others and social responsibility. We found that, compared to the traditional sections, the IPP section was associated with statistically significant improvements in learning outcomes.