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Getting Students to Think About Their Own Thinking in an Integrated Verbal-Mathematics Course.

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Gourgey, Annette F.; Earisman, Delbert L. – Research and Teaching in Developmental Education, 1997

Describes the research rationale for the developmental course offered to entering students at Upsala College (NJ) called "Precise Thinking." This skills-development program integrates reading, writing, and mathematical skills with underlying metacognitive processes to teach students perseverance and strategies for problem-solving and self-directed…

Descriptors: Cognitive Processes, Curriculum Development, Developmental Studies Programs, Higher Education