Course Preparation Assignments: A Strategy for Creating Discussion-Based Courses
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dent learning by stating plainly: "The body of research on the impacts of the college academic experience is extensive. The strongest general conclusion [is that] the greater the student's involvement or engage ment in academic work or in the academic experience of college, the greater his or her level of knowledge acquisition and general cognitive development" (p. 616). This arti cle contributes to the literature on how to
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