It was the most boring course I ever took, but it led to a valuable lesson

It was the most boring course I ever took, but it led to a valuable lesson

Wolke discusses dangerously boring college courses. As a student his youthful passion for chemistry was challenged by abstract ideas. He warns that professors who dwell on such ideas risk killing students' fragile enthusiasm.

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Veröffentlicht in:The Chronicle of Higher Education 1999-10, Vol.46 (9), p.A84
1. Verfasser: Wolke, Robert L
Format: Artikel
Sprache:eng
Schlagworte:
Attitudes
Chemistry
Childhood Interests
College students
Educational Development
Equations (Mathematics)
Faculty Development
Graduate Students
Graduate Study
Higher education
Instructional Effectiveness
Magnets
Mathematical Formulas
Organic Chemistry
Science Curriculum
Scientific Research
Teacher Effectiveness
Theory
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Zusammenfassung:Wolke discusses dangerously boring college courses. As a student his youthful passion for chemistry was challenged by abstract ideas. He warns that professors who dwell on such ideas risk killing students' fragile enthusiasm.
ISSN:0009-5982
1931-1362