High Impact Practices: What they are and why they matter for student learning
Student engagement refers to a group of “educationally purposeful activities” that foster student learning. Since 2000, researchers using evidence from the National Survey of Student Engagement (NSSE) and student records have documented the positive relation between student participation in high-impact learning experiences (HIPs) and outcome metrics such as retention, progress toward degree, and academic performance (Kinzie, 2017).