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Andrews, Tessa C.; Brickman, Peggy; Dolan, Erin L.; Lemons, Paula P. – Change: The Magazine of Higher Learning, 2021
For decades, educators and policy makers have called for reform in higher education, yet now the urgency is palpable. The COVID-19 pandemic and heightened attention to systemic racism have highlighted the fact that outdated teaching practices can stunt student learning and trust of science, maintain systemic biases, and prevent equitable…
Descriptors: Higher Education, Educational Change, Educational Policy, Educational Practices
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Benjamin, Roger – Change: The Magazine of Higher Learning, 2014
In this article, the author argues first, that critical-thinking skills do exist independent of disciplinary thinking skills and are not compromised by interaction effects with the major; and second, that standardized tests (e.g., the Collegiate Learning Assessment, or CLA, which is his example throughout the article) are the best way to measure…
Descriptors: Higher Education, Critical Thinking, Standardized Tests, Evaluation Methods