Student comparisons of the post-then-pre Likert surveys
were meta-analyzed using pairedmean samples t-tests for six
of the seven courses in the study. Significant positive changes
(p =.05) occurred in six of the eight comparative statements
for all courses. Comparative statements indicating significant
positive gains were (1) I can usually connect course content
to my life outside of school; (2) it is typically easy for me
to pay attention in class; (3) class activities deepened my
understanding of course content; (4) I am usually motivated
to complete homework and class assignments on time; (5) I
am usually provided with opportunities to practice the skills I
have learned and; (6) I have opportunities to extend my learning
in this course to real life situations. The two remaining
comparative statements that indicated positive but not significant
changes were (1) I am usually able to remember key
course concepts, and (2) I typically enjoy coming to class.
When survey statements were compared by course, significant
positive changes (p = .05) occurred in five of the
six courses. All statistical analyses for individual courses are
shown in Table 3.