Integrative Learning Experiences : Benchmark Achievements, Connotations, & Preferences

Abstract

Research shows that creating and evaluating strategies that encourage students to engage in integrative learning (IL) promotes advancement of personal, educational, and professional development (Newell, 2010; Flower & Rhodes, 2005). Studies illustrate that the commitment to providing students with higher education IL opportunities should be practiced intentionally to maximize student connections to course material and across disciplines (Werdner, 2013; Miller, 2005). The purpose of this study was to examine the extent to which students engaged in IL and the extent to which students were aware of such.