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Gains in Critical Thinking Skills, Writing Skills and Understanding a Field of Study, Spring 2008
When responding to the question, "Please rate your level of proficiency in the following areas when you started at this campus and now," UC seniors overwhelming rated their analytic and critical thinking skills, their ability to write clearly and effectively and especially their understanding of a specific field of study as very good or excellent compared to their skill levels as freshmen.
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Source: Spring 2008 UC Undergraduate Experience Survey (UCUES). Additional information can be found at: http://www.universityofcalifornia.edu/studentsurvey.
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