Graduate attribute attainment correlates only extremely weakly with years spent at university¶

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Evidence · 1 study · associational r2 · q2
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Subclaims¶

q2 i? Correlations between year of study and attribute measures were extremely weak; the resourcefulness correlation was meaningless (rho = −0.0004, p = 0.987) and the significant positive correlations for other measures were very small. → Matthew Barr 2020

Evidence¶

Matthew Barr 2020¶

Matthew Barr. (2020). A cross-sectional study of video game play habits and graduate skills attainment. Research in Learning Technology. https://doi.org/10.25304/rlt.v28.2326

q2 · i? · associational · r2

Correlational analysis of the survey (Table 2, Spearman's rho). The article reports the year-of-study correlation with resourcefulness as −0.0004 (p = 0.987) and challenges assumptions that attributes develop with years at university.

"The positive correlations between the year of study and the other three measures are statistically significant in all cases, suggesting that adaptability and communication skill improve over time at university, but the correlation is extremely weak."

Discussion¶

Related Claims¶

• All measured graduate attribute scores correlate positively with one another, with the Resourcefulness Scale correlating most weakly
• Graduate attribute scores vary by gender and by subject, with language-based subjects scoring well on communication
• Self-perceived communication competence and adaptability show small positive correlations with age, while resourcefulness and communicative adaptability do not — related
• Year of study is only weakly positively associated with reported AI usage frequency, indicating tool normalization across cohorts — related
• Existing extracurricular video game play habits show no significant relationship with graduate attribute attainment among higher education students — related