Service-Learning impact on students
Personal Outcomes
- Positive effect on personal efficacy, personal identity, spiritual growth, and moral development
- Increases interpersonal development and the ability to work well with others, leadership, interpersonal, and communication skills
Social Outcomes
- Commitment to service
- Sense of social responsibility
- More involvement in community service after graduation
- Reduces stereotypes and facilitates cultural and racial understanding
Learning Outcomes
- Helps students’ ability to apply what they’ve learned
- Self-report that they learned more and were motivated to work harder in a service-learning class
- Academic performance growth (writing skills, the complexity of understanding, problem analysis, critical thinking skills, & cognitive development)