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Students' Competency -- The Intersection of Didactics and Organisation of Higher Education
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Slepcevic-Zach, Peter – International Journal for Business Education, 2014
Output orientation in the realm of education has become a requirement for higher education that is now slowly starting to be manifested in its curricula. This raises the question: what competences students are supposed to develop in the course of their studies and how these competences can be developed. In a first step, this article will therefor…
Descriptors: Competence, College Instruction, Skill Development, College Students
Successful Engagement in Graduate Attribute Assessment Using Software
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Thompson, Darrall – Campus-Wide Information Systems, 2009
Purpose: The benefits of an educational shift to graduate attribute development have been foregrounded in the educational literature since the early 1990s. Attribute mapping in documentation with no change to assessment constitutes a surface approach. This paper aims to use as an example a deep approach that uses software to facilitate staff and…
Descriptors: Feedback (Response), Student Evaluation, Evaluation Criteria, Computer Software
Influences Affecting the Development of Students' Critical Thinking Skills.
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Terenzini, Patrick T.; And Others – Research in Higher Education, 1995
A study with 210 college freshmen investigated the effect of 3 aspects of the college experience (curricular exposure, formal classroom and instructional experiences, and out-of-class experiences). Results suggest that both classroom/instructional and out-of-class experiences make positive, statistically significant, unique contributions to gains…
Descriptors: Achievement Gains, Classroom Techniques, College Curriculum, College Instruction
Teaching for Professional Competence: Instructional Practices That Promote Development of Group, Problem-Solving, and Design Skills. ASHE Annual Meeting Paper.
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Cabrera, Alberto F.; Colbeck, Carol L.; Terenzini, Patrick T. – 1998
This study compared the effects of personal characteristics and teaching practices in the development of professional competencies by undergraduate engineering students. A survey completed by 480 engineering students gathered information concerning students' personal, academic, and demographic characteristics; characteristics of their current…
Descriptors: Classroom Environment, College Instruction, College Students, Engineering
Students' Perceptions of Selected Academic and Personal Characteristics Acquired at Community Colleges.
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Bauer, Karen W.; And Others – College and University, 1991
A survey of 130 students in 2 community colleges measured perceived differences in educational experiences as high school seniors and college freshmen, academic and personal skills perceived as needed at college entry, and perceived development of those skills. Respondents felt overall academic instruction was better in college. (Author/MSE)
Descriptors: College Administration, College Instruction, College Role, Community Colleges
Academic Help-Seeking in the University Setting: The Effects of Motivational Set, Attributional Style, and Help Source Characteristics.
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Magnusson, Jamie-Lynn; Perry, Raymond P. – Research in Higher Education, 1992
A study investigated college students' (n=226) academic help-seeking behavior under task-involved and ego-involved classroom conditions, students' attributions for failure, and two types of help source (instrumental, in which the student finds his own solution, and executive, in which a solution is disclosed). Implications for classroom teaching…
Descriptors: Academic Ability, Attribution Theory, Classroom Techniques, College Instruction