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Learning at the Crossroads of Theory and Practice: An Overview

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Effectiveness of students’ learning in higher education can be enhanced by providing a proper learning context, especially at the beginning of the curriculum. In the ‘learning to learn’ project described and evaluated in this chapter, the aim was to speed up the self-directed learning skills of first year students by letting them work in the so called FAM-model (Freshmen, Apprentices, Master). The project was implemented in an Industrial Engineering course at a Dutch university. The project enjoyed high student attendance despite not being mandatory. Both the success rate of examinations and the average number of study points obtained in the first year were improved, compared to previous years.

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  1. Institute for Education and Information Sciences, University of Antwerp, Venusstraat 35, 2000, Antwerp, Belgium

    Piet Van den Bossche

  2. Educational Research and Development, School of Business and Economics, Maastricht University, Tongersestraat 53, Room B3.04, 616, 6200 MD, 6211 LM, Maastricht, The Netherlands

    Piet Van den Bossche

  3. Department of Educational Research, School of Business and Economics, Maastricht University, P.O. Box 616, 6200, Maastricht, The Netherlands

    Wim H. Gijselaers

  4. The Johns Hopkins Carey Business School, International Drive 100, 21202, Baltimore, MD, USA

    Richard G. Milter

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Correspondence to Piet Van den Bossche , Wim H. Gijselaers or Richard G. Milter .

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  1. Institute for Education and Information, Venusstraat 35, Antwerp, 2000, Belgium

    Piet Van den Bossche

  2. Maastricht University, Dept. of Educational Research, School of Business and Economics, P.O. Box 616, Maastricht, 6200 MD, Netherlands

    Wim H. Gijselaers

  3. The Johns Hopkins Carey Business School, International Drive 100, Baltimore, 21202, Maryland, USA

    Richard G. Milter

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Van den Bossche, P., Gijselaers, W., Milter, R. (2012). Learning at the Crossroads of Theory and Practice: An Overview. In: Van den Bossche, P., Gijselaers, W., Milter, R. (eds) Learning at the Crossroads of Theory and Practice. Advances in Business Education and Training, vol 4. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-007-2846-2_1

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