Linkages Among Reform Initiatives:

Name of Reform Initiative	Linkage	Nature of Linkage
Active Learning	Critical Thinking	Problem based curriculum and exercises
Active Learning	Service Learning	"Application of knowledge in service settings."
Collaborative Learning	Learning Communities	Learning as a social process with peer interaction playing a critical role.
Collaborative Learning	Active Learning	Learning as active not passive
Collaborative Learning	Cooperative Education	An emphasis on cooperation, teamwork, and civic responsibility.
Collaborative Learning	Critical Thinking	Problem centered curriculum.
Cooperative Education	Collaborative Learning	Small group work and an emphasis on group improvement.
Cooperative Education	Active Learning	Active development and practice of group skills.
Critical Thinking	Collaborative Learning	Small group exercises are used as a means to enhance critical thinking
Cultural Pluralism	General Education	Diversity requirements and movement beyond only Western curriculum.
Cultural Pluralism	International Education	Emphasis on interdependence and knowledge from national and international culture.
First Year Seminar/Senior Seminar	Learning Communities	"Students involved in a community such as discussion group, residence hall, etc."
First Year Seminar/Senior Seminar	Standards	Inform students of expectations in college.
First Year Seminar/Senior Seminar	K-16	"Ease transition from high school to college."
First Year Seminar/Senior Seminar	Student Peer Teaching	Involvement of upper-class persons.
General Education	Active Learning	Incorporation.
General Education	Service Learning	Incorporation.
General Education	Collaborative Learning	Incorporation.
General Education	Critical Thinking	Incorporation.
General Education	Cultural Pluralism	Recognizes a "beyond Western" curriculum.
International Education	Cultural Pluralism	Acceptance and emphasis of global and diverse community students must be able to cope with.
K-16	Science Reforms	"Congruence within science curriculum between high school and higher education."
K-16	First Year Seminar	"Easing transition from high school to college."
Learning Communities	Collaborative Learning	Intellectual interaction between students & students and students & faculty.
New Wave Calculus	Science Reform	Some regard New Wave Calculus as embedded in science reforms. Both seek to be more inclusive and incorporate more active, cooperative, and problem solving-based teaching into the curriculum.
Science Reform	Active Learning	Pedagogy Improvement
Science Reform	Collaborative Learning	Pedagogy Development
Science Reform	Critical Thinking	Problem Based Curriculum
Science Reform	Cultural Pluralism	Inclusive focus and historic absence of student populations
Science Reform	K-16	Development of partnerships among high schools and higher education. Congruence between high school and higher education.
Science Reform	Technology	Computer simulations and problem solving
Service Learning	Active Learning	Utilization of experience and practice in teaching.
Service Learning	Collaborative Learning	Small group and general group work.
Standards	K-16	Ease transition from high school to college by development of clear standards.
Technology	Critical Thinking	Problem solving simulations and exercises.
Technology	Collaborative Learning	"Peer tutoring and feedback."
Writing Across the Curriculum	Critical Thinking	Writing as a means to assess critical thinking and some argue that writing is essential to critical thinking.
Writing Across the Curriculum	New Wave Calculus	Greater emphasis on writing due to historical lack of writing in this subject.

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