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McDowell, Liz – Teaching in Higher Education, 2008
Existing research identifies that students' approaches to assignments are related to their general approaches to study. It is suggested that students need to better understand the requirements of assignments and acquire new concepts such as "argument". This fine-grained study proposes four qualitatively distinct assignment pathways: gathering,…
Descriptors: Assignments, Theory Practice Relationship, Learning Processes, Learning Strategies

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