Affective development of adult students

Abstract

In a study of affective development in the adult, non-residential students of Empire State College, samples of students were pretested with Q-sort and paired-comparison instruments and posttested 10–11 months later. Increases in average total scores for 63 students were significant at the .02 level. Older students and men rated themselves higher in affective development on the pretest, but women and younger students showed greater gains. There were no significant changes in any of the four comparison groups of students in evening or extension classes in traditional institutions who were tested during the same period.