Higher-order thinking skills and the ability to integrate technical knowledge with practical applications are vital for employees, especially in today's challenging job market. Can reflective writing ...

A new study has found that writing assignments boost critical thinking skills in students. Ann Marie VanDerZanden, a Iowa State University professor designed a curriculum that integrates reflective ...

Many students are verbally very reflective, but struggle to explore this in writing. This guide suggests a variety of tips you can offer them Reflection is an essential part of social work practice, ...

The students’ assignment: Write an op-ed about lead poisoning in Lewiston-Auburn. Or write a caption for a photo, or text about a campus tree. Write about how strange quantum theory is, or write a ...

AMES, IA—Dr. Ann Marie VanDerZanden is preparing students in her horticulture classes for challenging careers by boosting their critical thinking capacity. "Horticulture graduates entering the field ...

In a reflective writing assignment, students write a detailed description of this landscape, followed by how design principles are evidenced in the landscape, then detail how historical garden eras ...