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Wynn, Charles T., Sr.; Ray, Herman; Liu, Liyuan – Learning Communities: Research & Practice, 2019
Wynn, Mosholder, & Larsen (2014, 2016) studied the effect of problem-based learning (PBL) on the development of postformal thinking (PFT) skills among first-year learning community (LC) students and attributed the significant PFT gains, in part, to the metacognitive reflection component of their PBL method, recommending it as a way to…
Descriptors: Metacognition, Reflection, Correlation, Communities of Practice
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Steiner, Hillary H. – International Journal of Teaching and Learning in Higher Education, 2016
Success in college requires the development of self-regulated learning strategies that move beyond high school skills. First-year students of all ability levels benefit when given instruction in how to use these strategies in an authentic context. This paper presents an instructional method that requires deliberate practice of self-regulated…
Descriptors: Learning Strategies, College Freshmen, Teaching Methods, Assignments
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Wynn, Charles T., Sr.; Mosholder, Richard S.; Larsen, Carolee A. – Learning Communities: Research & Practice, 2014
This article presents an instructional model for teaching a gateway history course that affects students by: 1) improving their ability to think at higher levels; 2) increasing engagement; and 3) enhancing their perception of the relevancy of the course material in comparison to traditional lecture and discussion. The model includes problem-based…
Descriptors: Problem Based Learning, Thinking Skills, Skill Development, College Freshmen