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Peer reviewedWilkerson, LuAnn – New Directions for Teaching and Learning, 1996
A model of classroom characteristics and interaction is used to examine the roles of group size, problem types, and student behaviors, central concerns in problem-based learning, in medical education. The model incorporates six classroom dimensions, including four process variables (classroom organization, learning task, teacher's instruction,…
Descriptors: Behavior Patterns, Classroom Communication, Classroom Environment, Classroom Techniques
Direct linkLaff, Ned Scott – New Directions for Teaching and Learning, 2005
This chapter argues that liberal learning can be transformative and foster students' intellectual and ethical development only if we consider its development underpinnings and pedagogic strategies that illustrate that the skills of academic inquiry are the skills of personal development. (Contains 1 note.)
Descriptors: Liberal Arts, Student Development, Cognitive Development, Ethics
