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Wong, Gabrielle K. W. – Issues in Science and Technology Librarianship, 2011
This paper describes classroom activities to help students understand the publication cycle and the characteristics of major publication channels (textbooks, books, encyclopedias, and periodicals) for first-year physics students. When designing these activities, the author considered the intellectual development characteristics and the…
Descriptors: Information Needs, Class Activities, Learning Activities, Textbooks
Van Hecke, Madeleine L. – 1987
The use of William Perry's (1970) model of cognitive development during the college years to restructure an abnormal psychology course is described. The model provides a framework for students and teachers to understand the confusion and frustration they sometimes experience. Perry proposed that students enter college with tacit epistemological…
Descriptors: Assignments, Cognitive Structures, College Students, Developmental Stages