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Direct linkHammer, Sara – Assessment & Evaluation in Higher Education, 2017
The argumentative essay has endured as a popular form of university assessment, yet students still struggle to meet key intended learning outcomes, such as those associated with critical thinking. This paper presents the results of a study that examines the instruction provided by Australian essay writing guides to support students' development of…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Essays, Critical Thinking, Persuasive Discourse
Cumulative and Segmented Learning: Exploring the Role of Curriculum Structures in Knowledge-Building
Maton, Karl – British Journal of Sociology of Education, 2009
The present article extends Basil Bernstein's theorisation of "discourses" and "knowledge structures" to explore the potential of educational knowledge structures to enable or constrain cumulative learning, where students can transfer knowledge across contexts and build knowledge over time. It offers a means of overcoming…
Descriptors: Professional Education, Educational Theories, Learning Theories, Learning Processes
Download full textPowell, J. P., Ed. – 1984
Seven articles on higher education in Australia are presented, along with two review articles. "Operation Bootstrap--Reflections of a Staff Developer" (Colin Flood Page) offers views on various aspects of college learning and teaching. Findings of a study on student learning through essay-writing are presented in "Essay Planning and…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Age, College Instruction, Curriculum Development
