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Direct linkBers, Trudy; Chun, Marc; Daly, William T.; Harrington, Christine; Tobolowsky, Barbara F. – National Resource Center for the First-Year Experience and Students in Transition, 2015
"Foundations for Critical Thinking" explores the landscape of critical-thinking skill development and pedagogy through foundational chapters and institutional case studies involving a range of students in diverse settings. By establishing a link between active learning and improved critical thinking, this resource encourages all higher…
Descriptors: Critical Thinking, Thinking Skills, Skill Development, Teaching Methods
Download full textTobolowsky, Barbara F. – National Resource Center for The First-Year Experience and Students in Transition, 2008
Since 1988, the National Resource Center has conducted a national survey every three years to gather information about the nature and extent of first-year seminars on American college campuses. The findings from the 2006 survey administration have been reorganized to make it easier to find information of interest with major chapters focusing on…
Descriptors: College Freshmen, First Year Seminars, Course Objectives, Institutional Characteristics
Tobolowsky, Barbara F. – National Resource Center for The First-Year Experience and Students in Transition, 2005
This volume reports on the sixth triennial National Survey of First-Year Seminar. Data from more than 600 colleges and universities are analyzed to offer information on the structure, content, and administration of these courses. Changes to the survey capture new information on innovative course practices including using undergraduates as…
Descriptors: College Freshmen, First Year Seminars, National Surveys, Collegiality
