Steps to abstract reasoning: An interdisciplinary program for cognitive development
Killian C.R.; Warrick C.M.
1980
Alternative Higher Education
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10.1007/BF01079870
A learning cycle approach to undergraduate instruction was implemented in a variety of subjects in the liberal arts and sciences. The students in the experimental program were typical representatives of an institution with liberal admissions policies. Significant gains were made in critical thinking and cognitive skill development by the experimental group. Additionally, retention of the experimental group was improved. Gains of this sort have the potential to rekindle hope in college faculties that some of the traditional goals of higher education that center on critical thinking and cognitive skill development need not be abandoned in institutions with liberal admissions policies. © 1980 Human Sciences Press.
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