The development of thinking processes in postsecondary education: Application of a working model

Disciplines in postsecondary education have traditionally used different models to describe the thinking processes required in their field. From a review of the models used in different disciplines, a working model of thinking processes was developed and was tested for appropriateness of fit in six pure and applied matched disciplines. The professors testing the working model applied the model to their courses in different ways and gave a variety of examples of the instructional methods they used to do this.