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Peer reviewedMagin, D. J. – Higher Education, 1984
Although critical thinking and developing student confidence are common objectives of courses in laboratory experimentation, a study of one Australian engineering course showed little progress toward these goals and that efforts to develop critical thinking conflicted with development of confidence. More attention to these objectives within course…
Descriptors: College Instruction, College Students, Course Content, Course Organization
