Teaching for transfer of core/key skills in higher education: Cognitive skills

Higher Education

Volumn 53, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 483-516

  Billing, David ^a  

^a NONE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Ability; Capability; Cognitive; Competency; Core; Generic; Key; Metacognitive; Skill; Teaching; Transfer

Indexed keywords

EID: 56249089432     PISSN: 00181560     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10734-005-5628-5     Document Type: Article

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