• Subject specific: content, skills
• More general: communication, teamwork, study skills,...
• 3 factors for success...:
  1. Organizational skills, Self-motivation, Being responsible (Cindy)
  2. Interest in learning, Questioning mind, Critical thinker (Jane Backer)
• Common features?
• What about what we provide?

(according to A. Astin, "Four critcal years revisited")

1. Student-Student Interaction
2. Student-Faculty Interaction
3. Time on (well chosen) Task