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2017-18 Undergraduate Catalog 
    
2017-18 Undergraduate Catalog [ARCHIVED CATALOG]

ID 209 Ways of Knowing and Learning


(2 credits)
In this course, students become familiar with theories of knowledge and learning in addition to strategies and techniques for learning and thinking. The course covers insights from cognitive psychology, educational theory, and philosophy, various conceptions of learning styles, and critical thinking. Additionally, students engage in concrete ways to approach their studies in order to become actively involved in their own learning process. All students enrolled in the course will be assigned to work with a peer tutor; students must meet with their tutors at least six times through the course of the semester.

Prerequisite: Completed at least one semester at Arcadia.