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Academic Disciplines As Sub-Cultures : The Need To Adapt
Summary
We have looked at the styles of teaching and learning used in secondary school - the background training common to most undergraduates. The central section of this chapter covers the changes which are necessary when a student moves to undergraduate studies. these include:
- Emphasis on independence and self-reliance in studying the need to make efficient use of learning resource , lectures, tutorials and labs, libraries, and staff, development of critical thinking and the ability to present ideas effectively, and
- The need to adapt to the differing demands of different discriplines.
The further development of these skills and attitudes in the later years of the Pass or Honours degree is also summarized MORE TO THINK ABOUT
1 In one section of this chapter we discussed some of the adjustments students must make in their first year of university study.
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