Descriptor
Source
| Higher Education | 1 |
Author
| Lindblom-Ylanne, S. | 1 |
| Lonka, K. | 1 |
Publication Type
| Journal Articles | 1 |
| Reports - Research | 1 |
Education Level
Audience
Location
| Finland | 1 |
Laws, Policies, & Programs
Assessments and Surveys
What Works Clearinghouse Rating
Peer reviewedLonka, K.; Lindblom-Ylanne, S. – Higher Education, 1996
A survey of Finnish freshman and fifth-year students in psychology (n=59) and medicine (n=116) found that older psychology students tended toward a constructivist conception of learning, while medical students saw learning as intake of knowledge. More freshman students, especially medical students, were dualist in approach. Four components were…
Descriptors: Age Differences, College Freshmen, College Seniors, College Students
