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50 Years of ERIC
50 Years of ERIC
The Education Resources Information Center (ERIC) is celebrating its 50th Birthday! First opened on May 15th, 1964 ERIC continues the long tradition of ongoing innovation and enhancement.

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Reflecting on How to Optimize Tertiary Student Learning through the Use of Work Based Learning within Inclusive Education Courses
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Tait, Kathleen – International Journal of Teaching and Learning in Higher Education, 2009
Teaching and learning, as two of the most fundamental components of the educational process, have been of interest to a variety of individuals concerned with tertiary education for a long time (e.g., Biggs & Moore, 1993; Marton, 1997; Ramsden, 2003). Few individuals would deny that learning is the primary purpose of higher education and that…
Descriptors: Higher Education, Learning, College Faculty, Graduate Students
Understanding Tertiary Student Learning: Are They Independent Thinkers or Simply Consumers and Reactors?
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Tait, Kathleen – International Journal of Teaching and Learning in Higher Education, 2009
The central place of the learning environment and the personal characteristics of the learner in influencing whether students adopt deep or surface approaches to learning is well evidenced in the literature (for example, Marton & Saljo, 1976; Biggs, 1987; Entwhistle, 2001; Ramsden, 2003). For this reason, tertiary educators are constantly seeking…
Descriptors: Cognitive Style, Student Attitudes, Learning Strategies, Prior Learning