Contrasting Forms of Understanding for Degree Examinations: The Student Experience and Its Implications.

Entwistle, N. J.; Entwistle, Abigail

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ERIC Number: EJ436062

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Publication Date: 1991

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Contrasting Forms of Understanding for Degree Examinations: The Student Experience and Its Implications.

Entwistle, N. J.; Entwistle, Abigail

Higher Education, v22 n3 p205-27 Oct 1991

Interviews with 13 recent college graduates and written comments of 11 seniors revealed different forms of understanding paralleling different conceptions of learning. Further analysis suggests that types of structure used in a lecture-based course can influence the ease with which students integrate information for comprehension. (Author/MSE)

Descriptors: Cognitive Style, College Graduates, College Instruction, College Students, Comprehension, Educational Attitudes, Higher Education, Interviews, Revision (Written Composition), Student Attitudes, Writing (Composition)

Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research

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Audience: Teachers; Administrators; Practitioners

Language: English

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