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Jill Waity; Alicia Sellon; Bailey Williams – Journal of Effective Teaching in Higher Education, 2023
Providing students with opportunities to wrestle with and engage with messy, real-world problems can be challenging in traditional, higher education courses. However, for students in helping and applied professions, engaging with challenging problems in a supportive environment is critical to developing their skills and confidence. This paper…
Descriptors: Design, Thinking Skills, Skill Development, Experiential Learning
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Dorland, AnneMarie – Journal of Effective Teaching in Higher Education, 2022
Design thinking is a critical and creative process understood to support innovation and creative idea generation in a wide variety of contexts. Increasingly, it is being used as a pedagogical approach by educators interested in supporting divergent thinking skill development. This study evaluated the effects of the use of design thinking practices…
Descriptors: Design, Questioning Techniques, Undergraduate Students, Cognitive Processes
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Rima, Brandi; Rodriguez, Crystal – Journal of Effective Teaching in Higher Education, 2021
Assessment is critical to effectively implementing interdisciplinary pedagogy in higher education. We developed an interdisciplinary project for an Introduction to Psychology and Introduction to Criminal Justice learning community at an urban community college. The semester-long project involved completing a series of lessons and assignments in…
Descriptors: Psychology, Interdisciplinary Approach, Summative Evaluation, Outcomes of Education
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Boss, Ginny Jones; Davis, Tiffany J.; Porter, Christa J. – Journal of Effective Teaching in Higher Education, 2021
The purpose of this critical content analysis study was to examine higher education/student affairs (HE/SA) preparation toward a racial framing that centers and honors Black mattering. We explored linkages between Black literacies and epistemic credibility as indicators of Black mattering by analyzing 24 syllabi of foundational courses in HE/SA…
Descriptors: Higher Education, Student Personnel Workers, African Americans, Blacks
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Cruz, Laura; Meadows, Jennifer; Panter, Nikki – Journal of Effective Teaching in Higher Education, 2020
As Biology students prepare to complete their undergraduate degrees and continue into either a career or to another degree, the scientific skills learned in the classroom are not enough to secure their professional path. In this study, the soft skills such as the ability to work in a team and to communicate effectively were emphasized within the…
Descriptors: Undergraduate Students, College Science, Biology, Majors (Students)
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Fisher, Amy K.; Simmons, Chris; Allen, Susan C. – Journal of Effective Teaching in Higher Education, 2019
This article reports results of a mixed methods exploration of the effects of reflective supervision on cognitive growth in undergraduate students. Students were enrolled in two sections of an introductory skills practice course containing an experiential exercise designed to enhance skill development. One group received supervision; the other did…
Descriptors: Cognitive Development, Undergraduate Students, Introductory Courses, Experiential Learning