Peer reviewed
Direct linkERIC Number: EJ1033965
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2014
Pages: 31
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ISSN: ISSN-0022-1546
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Deeply Affecting First-Year Students' Thinking: Deep Approaches to Learning and Three Dimensions of Cognitive Development
Laird, Thomas F. Nelson; Seifert, Tricia A.; Pascarella, Ernest T.; Mayhew, Matthew J.; Blaich, Charles F.
Journal of Higher Education, v85 n3 p402-432 May-Jun 2014
This study estimates the effects of a deep approaches to learning scale and its subscales on measures of students' critical thinking, need for cognition, and positive attitudes toward literacy, controlling for pre-college scores for the outcomes and other covariates. Results suggest reflection is critical to making gains across the outcomes.
Descriptors: College Freshmen, Cognitive Development, Thinking Skills, Critical Thinking, Cognitive Style, Measures (Individuals), Literacy, Positive Attitudes, Scores, Student Attitudes, Outcomes of Education, Regression (Statistics), Statistical Analysis
Ohio State University Press. 180 Pressey Hall, 1070 Carmack Road, Columbus, OH 43210-1002. Tel: 614-292-1407; Fax: 614-292-2065; Web site: http://www.ohiostatepress.org
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
Education Level: Higher Education; Postsecondary Education
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Language: English
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Identifiers - Assessments and Surveys: ACT Assessment; Collegiate Assessment of Academic Proficiency; National Survey of Student Engagement; Need for Cognition Scale; SAT (College Admission Test)
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