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Approaches to studying and perceptions of the learning environment across disciplines
Author(s) -
Entwistle Noel,
Tait Hilary
Publication year - 1995
Publication title -
new directions for teaching and learning
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.192
H-Index - 46
eISSN - 1536-0768
pISSN - 0271-0633
DOI - 10.1002/tl.37219956413
Subject(s) - perception , psychology , learning environment , mathematics education , discipline , higher education , pedagogy , sociology , social science , neuroscience , political science , law
Students in different disciplines develop characteristic ways of learning based on their perceptions of what is required in their academic work. Within a discipline, effective learning involves interplay between the characteristics of the student and those of the learning environment that is provided by the teacher and the department.