Service-learning students with a SLAM peer mentor scored higher on posttest civic action than non-mentored students, in a non-randomised comparison¶

Claim · All claims
Evidence · 1 study · associational r2 · q2
Currency · newest study 2020 · not yet checked against its sources · not reviewed by a person

Subclaims¶

q2 i? Students with a SLAM peer mentor had significantly higher posttest civic action scores (M = 4.20, SD = .52) than students without mentoring support (M = 3.93, SD = .62), F(1) = 4.51, p = .037. → Harkins 2020

Evidence¶

Harkins 2020¶

Harkins, D. A., Grenier, L. I., Irizarry, C., Robinson, E., Ray, S., & Shea, L.-M. (2020). Building relationships for critical service-learning. Michigan Journal of Community Service Learning, 26(2), 21–38. https://doi.org/10.3998/mjcsloa.3239521.0026.202

q2 · quasi-experimental comparison of course groups formed by course structure, not randomised · i? · F and group means printed, no effect size · associational · r2

A MANOVA compared posttest CASQ scores between mentored (n = 60) and non-mentored (n = 65) service-learning groups after confirming no pretest differences. The article reports "a significant difference for civic action, F(1) = 4.51, p = .037" favoring the mentored group. Groups were set by which courses had a SLAM, not by random assignment, so the difference is an association the design cannot attribute to mentoring alone.

"we examined posttest scores and found a significant difference for civic action, F(1) = 4.51, p = .037, such that students with a SLAM had higher posttest civic action scores (M = 4.20, SD = .52) than students who received no mentoring support (M = 3.93, SD = .62)"

Discussion¶

Learner Variables¶

• Civic Mindedness — outcome: instruction changes it

Related Claims¶

• Peer mentoring shows a trend toward higher posttest social justice attitudes — related
• Positive SLAM-student relationship qualities correlate with civic action — related
• Positive relationships with professors, community partners, and peer mentors are associated with increased intention to be civically engaged — a broader claim this one bears on
• Conflict and antagonism with community partners negatively correlate with social justice and diversity attitudes — related