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Peer reviewedJohnson, David W.; Johnson, Roger T.; Smith, Karl A. – Change, 2000
Encourages the use of constructive controversy as a teaching method that combines cooperative learning with structured intellectual conflict. Contrasts the controversy teaching format with recitation and group discussion, and explains the method's five-step process, which moves from preparing the best possible case for a given position to dropping…
Descriptors: Advocacy, Controversial Issues (Course Content), Cooperative Learning, Higher Education
Peer reviewedMinnich, Elizabeth Kamarck – Change, 2003
Discusses why it is intellectually, morally, and politically important to teach college students about thinking that is exploratory and suggestive. Considers what is involved in teaching such a course, and how to evaluate the thinking that is developed. (SLD)
Descriptors: College Students, Course Content, Higher Education, Moral Values
