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Hess, J. D. – College Board Review, 1987
A graduate of a course in history's great ideas and the processes of thinking about them encourages the development of similar courses, arguing that important aspects of intellectual development are being ignored in the current college curriculum. (MSE)
Descriptors: Cognitive Processes, College Curriculum, College Instruction, Higher Education
Peer reviewedBowman, Richard F., Jr. – College Teaching, 1985
The traditional college curriculum is seen as a collection of answers for students who do not yet have the questions; an alternative approach that nurtures students' capacities for inquiry is suggested and outlined. (MSE)
Descriptors: College Curriculum, College Instruction, Critical Thinking, Educational Change
Peer reviewedFinster, David C. – Liberal Education, 1992
The reflective judgment model offers a rich context for analysis of science and science teaching. It provides deeper understanding of the scientific process and its critical thinking and reveals fundamental connections between science and the other liberal arts. Classroom techniques from a college chemistry course illustrate the utility of the…
Descriptors: Chemistry, College Instruction, Critical Thinking, Higher Education
Peer reviewedHaas, Paul F. – Liberal Education, 1992
College honors programs provide an especially promising context in which to promote reflective judgment by challenging and expanding students' intellectual horizons. However, faculty must carefully assess the different levels of cognitive development among their students, cultivate the skills of reflective judgment accordingly, and understand that…
Descriptors: College Instruction, Critical Thinking, Developmental Stages, Higher Education
Peer reviewedNevins, Katherine J. – Liberal Education, 1992
A three-year program at Bethel College (Minnesota) has introduced faculty to various models of college student development, including the reflective judgment model of intellectual development, and their instructional applications. Knowledge of student development, now common to faculty and staff, has had a profound impact on teaching, learning,…
Descriptors: Classroom Techniques, College Instruction, Faculty Development, Higher Education
Peer reviewedKroll, Barry M. – Liberal Education, 1992
Despite some concerns about its limitations, one college English teacher has found the reflective judgment model (1) very useful in a first-year course on the Vietnam War for understanding students' processes of deliberation, (2) supportive of undergraduate teaching approaches that emphasize critical inquiry, and (3) helpful in guiding responses…
Descriptors: Classroom Techniques, College English, College Instruction, Critical Thinking
Peer reviewedFassinger, Polly A.; And Others – College Teaching, 1992
Several college teachers formed a writing circle to talk about their writing, improve writing skills, and develop articles for publication. An unanticipated outcome was improvement of instruction through adoption of new teaching methods, increased empathy with students as writers, and ability to reach students at different stages of intellectual…
Descriptors: Classroom Techniques, College Faculty, College Instruction, Empathy
