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Who Writes the Past? Student Perceptions of Wikipedia Knowledge and Credibility in a World History Classroom
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Calkins, Susanna; Kelley, Matthew R. – Journal on Excellence in College Teaching, 2009
The authors describe an inquiry-based learning project that required students in a first-year world history course to reflect on and analyze critically the nature of the knowledge found in Wikipedia--the free, open-content, rapidly evolving, internet encyclopedia. Using a rubric, the authors explored students' perceptions of the collaborative and…
Descriptors: World History, Student Attitudes, Inquiry, Active Learning
Examining the Relationship between Collaborative Learning and Perceived Intellectual Development among African-American Males in College
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Strayhorn, Terrell L. – Journal on Excellence in College Teaching, 2008
Research examining the influence of collaborative learning experiences on students' intellectual development has been somewhat inconclusive and largely based on samples of white, traditional-aged college students. Using data from the College Student Experiences Questionnaire (Pace, 1990), the author examines this relationship for a random sample…
Descriptors: College Students, Educational Practices, Intellectual Development, Males
Professors' Assumptions About Students' Critical Thinking Dispositions and Epistemological Beliefs.
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Scheurman, Geoffrey – Journal on Excellence in College Teaching, 1996
Highlights epistemological development of young adults, including the nature of problems commonly confronted by college students, by reporting on an investigation into the epistemic orientation of general education faculty, focusing on their assumptions about typical undergraduates' approaches to reasoning; and discusses implications for…
Descriptors: College Faculty, College Students, Critical Thinking, Epistemology
Using Principles of Constructivism To Promote Reflective Judgment: A Model Lesson.
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Scheurman, Geoffrey – Journal on Excellence in College Teaching, 1997
Examines key psychological principles in contemporary theories of learning (constructivism) and highlights conceptual connections between them and aspects of critical thinking and epistemological maturity described by the reflective judgment model of adult intellectual development. Also describes an undergraduate psychology lesson that bridges…
Descriptors: Classroom Techniques, College Instruction, Constructivism (Learning), Critical Thinking
Strategies for Sustainable Integration of Research Activities with an Established Curriculum.
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Nikolova Eddins, Stefka G.; Williams, Douglas F. – Journal on Excellence in College Teaching, 1997
Research-based learning (RBL) is a model for merging research and undergraduate education. To link RBL with a curriculum across the institution, the authors used discipline-specific RBL strands, each of which is a set of interconnected course options that couple out-of-class research experiences with an established curriculum. Student learning is…
Descriptors: Classroom Techniques, College Instruction, Cooperative Learning, Curriculum Design
Analytical Literacy: Making Scholars Out of Students.
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Torres, Evelyn M. – Journal on Excellence in College Teaching, 1995
An approach to developing college students' critical thinking skills, designed for freshman composition students but adaptable for other disciplines, is outlined. Components include: establishing bounds of analysis; using bibliography to foster scholarship; capitalizing on emotional response; learning the genre to be analyzed by writing in it;…
Descriptors: Bibliographies, College Instruction, Course Descriptions, Critical Thinking