Abstract
This survey research aimed to understand the development of Maranatha Christian University students enrolled in 2017 using Chickering Model (1993), as part of longitudinal research to monitor and to evaluate the level of students’ development each year. The participants of this study were MCU students enrolled in the 2017 academic year. Data gathering method used direct survey. Variance analysis used to interpret the data using SPSS software. Total participants in this study were 1,149 individuals. The results of the study showed: (a) almost all students enrolled in 2017 are mature enough to get into the next stage of development, (b) half of the students will be needing helps cultivating their areas of competence (intellectual, manual-physical, and social), managing emotion, and interdependency, (c) identity establishment, development of purpose, and integrity are not priority for the first-year study.
Highlights
Each educational level has different focus and goal, in which each of those will have to be align with individuals’ development stages. (Gardner, 1990)
This survey research aimed to understand the development of Maranatha Christian University students enrolled in 2017 using Chickering Model (1993), as part of longitudinal research to monitor and to evaluate the level of students’ development each year
The results of the study showed: (a) almost all students enrolled in 2017 are mature enough to get into the stage of development, (b) half of the students will be needing helps cultivating their areas of competence, managing emotion, and interdependency, (c) identity establishment, development of purpose, and integrity are not priority for the first-year study
Summary
Each educational level has different focus and goal, in which each of those will have to be align with individuals’ development stages. (Gardner, 1990). Their developmental task is identity formation (Kerpelman et al, 1997; Nakula, 2006) In this stage of development, students will explore their world and learn to commit on their life choices. The focus and goal of university are different from those of elementary and secondary schools. In the previous level of educations, students assigned in specific class for a whole year, but in college, each student will be taking different amount of classes depending on which they choose to take. Another difference is regarding the interaction with the educators. College environment is more dynamic and provides more opportunity for students to realize their full potentials
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