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| − | An American study found that forty-five percent of students achieved no significant improvement in their critical thinking, reasoning or writing skills during the first two years of college. After four years, 36 percent displayed no significant increases in | + | An American study found that forty-five percent of students achieved no significant improvement in their critical thinking, reasoning or writing skills during the first two years of college. After four years, 36 percent of students displayed no significant increases in their "higher order" thinking skills.<ref>[http://www.mcclatchydc.com/2011/01/18/106949/study-many-college-students-not.html Study of college education and critical thinking skills]</ref> Students, particularly those who made poor curriculum choices, are increasingly angry that college does not adequately prepare them for the marketplace and leaves them with a pile of debt.<ref>[http://www.forbes.com/sites/ccap/2011/04/05/the-higher-education-bubble/ Forbes - Higher education bubble]</ref> |
== Survey relating to post college intellectual development for college graduates == | == Survey relating to post college intellectual development for college graduates == | ||
Revision as of 22:44, March 9, 2018
An American study found that forty-five percent of students achieved no significant improvement in their critical thinking, reasoning or writing skills during the first two years of college. After four years, 36 percent of students displayed no significant increases in their "higher order" thinking skills.[1] Students, particularly those who made poor curriculum choices, are increasingly angry that college does not adequately prepare them for the marketplace and leaves them with a pile of debt.[2]
Survey relating to post college intellectual development for college graduates
According to a Jenkins Group survey, 42% of college graduates will never read another book.[3]
Quotes
“Too much of what is called 'education' is little more than an expensive isolation from reality.” - Thomas Sowell
See also
- Worst college majors
- Professor values
- Atheism and academia
- Development (in the psychological sense)