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June 1999

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Get It Together!

A good deal of research on effective teaching points out that students process and retain what we're teaching a lot better when we present material in an organized fashion. In this month's Thriving in Academe, Marilla Svinicki offers some ideas on organizing strategies that can help create a more effective college learning environment.

The Dialogue

Share your Opinion

Do today's college students respect learning as much as college students respected learning in the past?

Yes, says Elizabeth Hoffman, students and professors together can make sure learning is respected.

No, states Kay J. Carr, most students today see learning as a purely practical matter.

Read the full debate

Poll Results

Do today's college students respect learning as much as college students respected learning in the past?

Yes: 18%
No: 82%


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