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Why Professors Don't Change, Loren Ekroth
Why Professors Don't Change, Loren Ekroth
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Even if professors wanted to change their teaching methods, the ways they define themselves and stabilizing aspects of their academic situations often resist their attempts to change.
The Challenge Of Teaching The Introductory-Level Course, Delivee L. Wright
The Challenge Of Teaching The Introductory-Level Course, Delivee L. Wright
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Introductory-level courses usually offer many more and greater challenges than do advanced courses, and it is appropriate that they be delivered by the most effective instructors.
Critical Thinking By Design, Joanne Gainen Kurfiss
Critical Thinking By Design, Joanne Gainen Kurfiss
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This essay offers guidelines for increasing the critical thinking potential of courses in the disciplines in higher education.
The Meaning Of College Grades, James Eison
The Meaning Of College Grades, James Eison
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The often confusing and inconsistent character of academic grades in higher education can be greatly reduced by suggestions offered in this essay.
Rethinking What It Means To Be A Scholar, R. Eugene Rice
Rethinking What It Means To Be A Scholar, R. Eugene Rice
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A broader and more accurate definition of scholarship also includes the integration of knowledge, the application of knowledge, and the representation and dissemination of knowledge-teaching.
Teaching In Action: Criteria For Effective Practice, Ronald Smith, Fred Schwartz
Teaching In Action: Criteria For Effective Practice, Ronald Smith, Fred Schwartz
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This essay describes ways through which teachers enhance their teaching art within the process of teaching itself.