Christopher T Pierson

Biographic Data

ID4580545
NAMEChristopher T Pierson
GIVEN NAMESChristopher T
FAMILY NAMEPierson
SIGNATUREPIERSON C T
AFFILIATIONSUniversity of Iowa
VERIFIEDNo
TOTAL WORKS7
TOTAL CITATIONS87
AUTHOR COUNT7
EDITOR COUNT0
FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR2000
LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR2014
H-INDEX3

  • Theory

    P Collins, P Freire et al.CHAPTERSociologists in Action2014

  • First-Generation College Students: Additional Evidence on College Experiences and Outcomes

    Ernest T Pascarella, Christopher T Pierson et al.ARTICLEThe Journal of Higher Education2004

    Longitudinal data from eighteen four-year colleges were analyzed to better understand differences between first-generation and other college students in the experiences and outcomes of postsecondary education. These differences were consistent with theorybased expectations regarding the acquisition of cultural capital during college.

  • Postsecondary education and some dimensions of literacy development: An exploration of longitudinal evidence

    Open AccessGAYLE BABBITT BRAY, Ernest T Pascarella et al.ARTICLEReading Research Quarterly2004Cited by: 6References: 50

    S This exploratory study analyzed longitudinal data from 18 institutions to track the literacy development of 1,054 students during the first three years of college. Reading comprehension and attitude toward literacy activities were assessed at the beginning and end of the study. Students responded annually to questionnaires about college experiences and provided background data. Linear regression procedures were used to predict growth on the out…

  • First-Generation College Students: Additional Evidence on College Experiences and Outcomes

    Ernest T Pascarella, Christopher T Pierson et al.ARTICLEThe Journal of Higher Education2004Cited by: 74References: 16

    (2004). First-Generation College Students. The Journal of Higher Education: Vol. 75, No. 3, pp. 249-284

  • How Much Do Students Learn in College: Cross-Sectional Estimates Using the College Base

    Lamont A Flowers, Lamont Flowers et al.ARTICLEThe Journal of Higher Education2001Cited by: 3References: 16

    Cross-Sectional Estimates Using the College BASE Introduction What students learn during the undergraduate years in postsecondary education has been the focus of a large body of inquiry for the past 30 years (e.g., Bowen, 1977; Gardner, 1994; Kuh, Douglas, Lund, & Ramin-Gyurnek, 1994; Osterlind, 1997; Pascarella & Terenzini, 1991; Stage, Muller, Kinzie, & Simmons, 1998). The vast majority of these studies document the change, or growth, that occu…

  • How Much Do Students Learn in College? Cross-Sectional Estimates Using the College Base

    Lamont A Flowers, Lamont Flowers et al.ARTICLEThe Journal of Higher Education2001Cited by: 2

    Lamont Flowers, Steven J. Osterlind, Ernest T. Pascarella, Christopher T. Pierson, How Much Do Students Learn in College? Cross-Sectional Estimates Using the College BASE, The Journal of Higher Education, Vol. 72, No. 5 (Sep. - Oct., 2001), pp. 565-583

  • Information Technology Use and Cognitive Outcomes in the First Year of College

    Lamont A Flowers, Lamont Flowers et al.ARTICLEThe Journal of Higher Education2000Cited by: 2References: 19

    Lamont Flowers, Ernest T. Pascarella, Christopher T. Pierson, Information Technology Use and Cognitive Outcomes in the First Year of College, The Journal of Higher Education, Vol. 71, No. 6 (Nov. - Dec., 2000), pp. 637-667