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Burnett, Amy Nelson – Teaching Theology & Religion, 2017
The learning goals of a well-designed course in the liberal arts include not only the imparting of knowledge but also the development of critical thinking and disciplinary expertise. A class on Luther can help students acquire those intellectual skills associated with the discipline of history and the liberal arts more generally as they consider…
Descriptors: Religious Education, Liberal Arts, Critical Thinking, Learning Processes
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Rosenbluh, Ilana Finefter; Court, Deborah – Curriculum and Teaching, 2014
One of the overarching goals of education is the development of intellectual abilities (IA). Yet, there are not enough tools to identify pedagogies that maximize students' IA. In this research, we consider the way teachers' reinforcing of versatility of opinions (pluralism) vs. teachers encouraging community views (communalism) has on developing…
Descriptors: High School Students, Case Studies, Intellectual Development, Interviews
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Nickerson, Raymond S. – Educational Leadership, 1981
A program to improve student ability to perform intellectually demanding tasks might reasonably focus on four types of objectives: abilities, methods, knowledge, and attitudes. (Author/MLF)
Descriptors: Assignments, Intellectual Development, Learning Processes, Secondary Education