Peer reviewedERIC Number: EJ534966
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 1996
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Developing Transferable Skills: Some Examples from Geomorphology Teaching.
Mottershead, Derek; Suggitt, Steve
Journal of Geography in Higher Education, v20 n1 p75-82 Mar 1996
Demonstrates how the development of transferable skills can be promoted as a matter of policy in undergraduate geography programs and implemented throughout individual classes. Defines transferable skills as skills of a widely applicable nature independent of the disciplinary context. Presents two examples of transferable skill development in geomorphology classes. (MJP)
Descriptors: Abstract Reasoning, Critical Thinking, Educational Innovation, Educational Needs, Educational Objectives, Evaluative Thinking, Foreign Countries, Geography Instruction, Instructional Effectiveness, Learning Strategies, Organizational Objectives, Problem Solving, Productive Thinking, Relevance (Education), Research Skills, Thematic Approach, Thinking Skills, Transfer of Training, Undergraduate Study
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Language: English
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Identifiers - Location: United Kingdom (England)
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