Promoting Intellectual Development during the Freshman Year

This study, with 228 freshmen at the University of Hartford (Connecticut), found significant intellectual growth (especially in movement away from dualistic thinking) in most students over the year, with the amount of growth related to the number of completed interdisciplinary general education cour...

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Published inJournal of the freshman year experience Vol. 4; no. 1; p. 23
Main Author Wright, Sheila
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published 1992
Subjects
Cognitive Development
College Freshmen
General Education
Higher Education
Intellectual Development
Interdisciplinary Approach
Student Development
University of Hartford CT
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Summary:This study, with 228 freshmen at the University of Hartford (Connecticut), found significant intellectual growth (especially in movement away from dualistic thinking) in most students over the year, with the amount of growth related to the number of completed interdisciplinary general education courses, which were specifically designed to promote active learning. (DB)
ISSN:1053-203X