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Do Colleges Cultivate Critical Thinking, Problem Solving, Writing and Interpersonal Skills?
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Saavedra, Anna Rosefsky; Saavedra, Juan Esteban – Economics of Education Review, 2011
We investigate how much value college enrollment adds to students' critical thinking, problem-solving and communication skills, and the role college inputs play in developing these competencies, using data from a 2009 collegiate assessment pilot study in Colombia. Relative to observationally similar first year students, students in their final…
Descriptors: Enrollment, College Students, Critical Thinking, Problem Solving