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ERIC Number: EJ609979
Record Type: CIJE
Publication Date: 2000
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Reference Count: 0
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ISSN: ISSN-8756-7555
Students' Assumptions and Professors' Presumptions: Creating a Learning Community for the Whole Student.
Fitch, Brian; Kirby, Alec
College Teaching, v48 n2 p47-54 Spr 2000
Review of a curriculum of linked courses for high-risk freshmen students at the University of Wisconsin finds a learning community approach to interdisciplinary case studies can challenge student assumptions and develop students' higher level thinking skills. A sample case study, related discussion questions, and a related role playing exercise are appended. (DB)
Descriptors: Case Studies, College Freshmen, Critical Thinking, High Risk Students, Higher Education, Integrated Curriculum, Interdisciplinary Approach, State Universities, Thinking Skills
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Descriptive
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Language: English
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Identifiers: Learning Communities; University of Wisconsin