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Direct linkVinerean, Mirela; Liljekvist, Yvonne; Bengü, Elif – Open Education Studies, 2023
High dropout rates in the first year of undergraduate studies are an expression of the secondary-tertiary transition problem and they seem to be particularly high in those degree programs where specialized mathematics courses are taught in the first year of study. Research shows that students' difficulties during the transition period cannot be…
Descriptors: Student Development, Student Adjustment, Mathematics Education, Engineering Education
Dahlgren, Lars-Owe – 1982
An overview of the research on the cognitive effects of higher education is presented. It is suggested that studies exist on three levels: (1) measurement of the increment of specific factual knowledge; (2) understanding the basic concepts in a certain area, studied by qualitative analysis; and (3) the development of awareness of the nature of…
Descriptors: Cognitive Development, College Attendance, Concept Formation, Educational Benefits
National Swedish Board of Universities and Colleges, Stockholm. Research and Development Unit. – 1981
Information on research efforts concerning higher education in Sweden is presented. Questions that have been addressed by the Swedish research program in the past five years have included the long-term social effects of higher education activities, the knowledge traditions of higher education programs, and the conditions of research with and…
Descriptors: Advisory Committees, Cognitive Development, College Role, Educational Benefits
