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Integrating Essential Learning Outcomes and Electronic Portfolios: Recommendations for Assessment of Student Growth, Course Objectives, Program Outcomes, and Accreditation Standards
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Sowers, Kerri L.; Meyers, Shelly – New Directions for Teaching and Learning, 2021
Stockton University is a mid-size liberal arts institution in Southern New Jersey. Degree seekers must complete required course work in both liberal studies and core, specialized areas, such as business, health sciences, hospitality, education, social and behavioral sciences, or organizational leadership. Stockton emphasizes Essential Learning…
Descriptors: Portfolios (Background Materials), Electronic Publishing, Undergraduate Students, Student Evaluation
Library Use and the Development of Critical Thought.
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Plum, Stephen H. – New Directions for Teaching and Learning, 1984
The need for a structure for the discipline of bibliographic instruction is discussed in the context of library instruction as a means of developing critical thinking skills in students, based on experiences with student patterns of thought. (MSE)
Descriptors: Academic Libraries, Course Organization, Critical Thinking, Higher Education
Expressing Cultural Identity in the Learning Community: Opportunities and Challenges.
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Ortiz, Anna M. – New Directions for Teaching and Learning, 2000
Discusses the development of cultural identity in college students and links it to development of critical thinking and intercultural competence. Suggests effective strategies for dealing with difference in the college classroom based on the dynamics of cultural identity development. (DB)
Descriptors: College Students, Critical Thinking, Cultural Pluralism, Diversity (Student)
Fostering Critical Literacy: The Art of Assignment Design
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Wilner, Arlene – New Directions for Teaching and Learning, 2005
Applying reading and writing theory to cases in composition, this chapter troubleshoots assignments that produced disappointing results and illustrates how the model of the "ill-structured problem" can help writing instructors craft assignments that foster the cognitive and affective maturation essential to college-level literacy. (Contains 2…
Descriptors: Writing (Composition), Assignments, Problem Solving, Student Development