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Direct linkSierra, Lauren K. – Religious Education, 2021
A phenomenological study was conducted to understand how secular, Generation Z, college students have experienced Christian rhetoric. The study's findings revealed Christian rhetorical praxis lacked intellectual vulnerability, empathetic imagination and a willingness to engage in steeped embodied discourse. This article contends these elements are…
Descriptors: Phenomenology, Age Groups, College Students, Christianity
Carmel, Justin H.; Yezierski, Ellen J. – Journal of College Science Teaching, 2013
College instruction aims not only to expand students' content knowledge, but also to help students develop practical skills, such as the ability to think critically. This study was conducted in a chemistry course for non science majors offered as part of a liberal education core curriculum at a large public university in the Midwest. Students…
Descriptors: Thinking Skills, Logical Thinking, Critical Thinking, Science Process Skills
Peer reviewedContento, Isobel – Home Economics Research Journal, 1981
Reasoning skills of nonmajor nutrition students were assessed on the basis of their performance on tests derived from the work of Piaget. There was no difference between those who used formal reasoning and those who did not in terms of their ability to comprehend and apply elementary nutrition information. (Author/CT)
Descriptors: College Students, Concept Formation, Higher Education, Intellectual Development
Hallden, Soren – 1980
An attempt is made to clarify the aims of critical training in academic subjects at the higher education level. Additionally, common motifs of thought in the extensive material of cognitive criticism are considered, and the material itself is synthesized. Attention is also directed to the criteria of essentiality and implications for teaching. Two…
Descriptors: Academic Education, Cognitive Processes, College Students, Critical Thinking
Download full textKurfiss, Joanne Gainen – 1988
The formal development of critical thinking is discussed, and guidance is provided to help faculty insure that critical thinking becomes an integral part of learning. Theory, research, teaching practice, and college programs pertinent to the development and role of critical thinking are presented in order to show how educators have shaped…
Descriptors: Cognitive Processes, College Instruction, College Students, Critical Thinking
Azima, Kiavash; Henry, Rebecca – 1980
The essentials of Piaget's theory and its application to teaching at the college level are described as part of the Learning and Evaluation Service workshop, Teaching Students to Reason, offered at Michigan State University. Objectives are to enable the teacher to: (1) diagnose and classify reasoning patterns of students; (2) evaluate current…
Descriptors: Abstract Reasoning, Cognitive Objectives, College Faculty, College Instruction
