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Peer reviewedJohnstone, A. H.; And Others – Studies in Higher Education, 1981
Little formal training in skills is given with undergraduate courses in chemistry. A possible remedy is the introduction of specially devised exercises for skill development in logical argument, problem solving, appreciation of scientific limitations, fluent and grammatical writing and speaking, and decision making. (MSE)
Descriptors: Chemistry, Cognitive Development, Higher Education, Intellectual Development
Peer reviewedGoodlad, Sinclair – Studies in Higher Education, 2000
Suggests that the perspectives developed by humanities as part of education in science, technology, and medicine can offer enrichment in ways that lead to both use and delight. Sketches some activities at the Imperial College of Science, Technology and Medicine (ICSTM) in London concerned with liberal education and describes some of the…
Descriptors: Academic Education, Foreign Countries, Higher Education, Humanities
Peer reviewedEljamal, Melissa B.; Stark, Joan S.; Arnold, Gertrude L.; Sharp, Sally – Studies in Higher Education, 1999
A study analyzed faculty goals for intellectual development in introductory college courses, to examine disciplinary differences and similarities. Faculty usually assumed intellectual development would occur in conjunction with knowledge acquisition. Differences were found between disciplines, but not along conventional hard/soft discipline lines.…
Descriptors: College Curriculum, College Faculty, College Instruction, Comparative Analysis
