Student Evaluations and Popular Myths
Effects of grading leniency and low workload on students’ evaluations of teaching: Popular myth, bias, validity, or innocent bystanders?
A look at student evaluations with a close eye on workload and grading leniency.
Abstract Excerpt:
" Two studies debunk popular myths that student evaluations of teaching (SETs) are substantially biased by low workload and grading leniency. A workload bias is untenable because the workload-SET relation is positive. The small grade-SET relation (.20 for overall ratings) has many well-supported explanations that do not involve bias. Some SET factors (e.g., Organization, Enthusiasm) are unrelated to grades, and the highest relation is with Learning (.30), implying valid teaching effects rather than bias. Structural equation models
confirmed that perceived learning and prior characteristics..."
Find the article here.
Direct URL: http://psycnet.apa.org/journals/edu/92/1/202/
Effects of Frequent Testing
This week we will be discussing the effects of frequent student testing.
Abstract Excerpt:
"Distributed multiple-choice questioning during instruction improves exam performance in middle-school and college classes. Instructional multiple-choice questioning is effective whether done in class or online and improves performance on short-answer and free-recall exam questions as well as multiple-choice questions. It may improve..."
Multiple Choice Questioning is an Efficient Instructional Methodology that may be Widely Implemented in Academic Courses to Improve Exam Performance Glass and Sinha
Direct URL: http://cdp.sagepub.com/content/22/6/471.short
Abstract Excerpt:
"Distributed multiple-choice questioning during instruction improves exam performance in middle-school and college classes. Instructional multiple-choice questioning is effective whether done in class or online and improves performance on short-answer and free-recall exam questions as well as multiple-choice questions. It may improve..."
Multiple Choice Questioning is an Efficient Instructional Methodology that may be Widely Implemented in Academic Courses to Improve Exam Performance Glass and Sinha
Direct URL: http://cdp.sagepub.com/content/22/6/471.short
Course-based research and instructional investment return
A course-based research experience: How benefits change with increased investment in instructional time
Abstract Excerpt:
" There is widespread agreement that science, technology, engineering, and mathematics programs should provide undergraduates with research experience. Practical issues and limited resources, however, make this a challenge.We have developed a bioinformatics project that provides a course based research experience for students at a diverse group of schools and offers the opportunity to tailor this experience to local curriculum and institution-specific student needs. We assessed both attitude and knowledge gains, looking..."
A Course-Based Research Experience: How Benefits Change with Increased Investment in Instructional Time - Shaffer et al.
Direct URL: http://www.lifescied.org/content/13/1/111.short
Dissemination of Student Research
Immediate Dissemination of Student Discoveries to a Model Organism Database Enhances Classroom-Based Research Experiences
Abstract Excerpt:
"Use of inquiry-based research modules in the classroom has soared over recent years, largely in response to national calls for teaching that provides experience with scientific processes and methodologies. To increase the visibility of in-class studies among interested researchers and to strengthen their impact on student learning, we have extended the typical model of inquiry-based labs to include a means for targeted dissemination of student-generated discoveries. This initiative required: 1) creating a set of research-based..."
Immediate Dissemination of Student Discoveries to a Model Organism Database Enhances Classroom-Based Research Experiences - Wiley and Stover
Direct URL: http://www.lifescied.org/content/13/1/131.short
Abstract Excerpt:
"Use of inquiry-based research modules in the classroom has soared over recent years, largely in response to national calls for teaching that provides experience with scientific processes and methodologies. To increase the visibility of in-class studies among interested researchers and to strengthen their impact on student learning, we have extended the typical model of inquiry-based labs to include a means for targeted dissemination of student-generated discoveries. This initiative required: 1) creating a set of research-based..."
Immediate Dissemination of Student Discoveries to a Model Organism Database Enhances Classroom-Based Research Experiences - Wiley and Stover
Direct URL: http://www.lifescied.org/content/13/1/131.short
Refining Authentic Research Experiences
Redefining Authentic Research Experiences in Introductory Biology Laboratories and Barriers to Their Implementation
Abstract Excerpt:
"Incorporating authentic research experiences in introductory biology laboratory classes would greatly expand the number of students exposed to the excitement of discovery and the rigor of the scientific process. However, the essential components of an authentic research experience and the barriers to their implementation in laboratory classes are poorly defined. To guide future reform efforts in this area, we conducted a national survey of biology faculty members to determine 1) their definitions of authentic research experiences in laboratory classes, 2) the extent of authentic research experiences currently experienced..."
Redefining Authentic Research Experiences in Introductory Biology Laboratories and Barriers to Their Implementation - Spell et al.
Direct URL: http://www.lifescied.org/content/13/1/102.short
Abstract Excerpt:
"Incorporating authentic research experiences in introductory biology laboratory classes would greatly expand the number of students exposed to the excitement of discovery and the rigor of the scientific process. However, the essential components of an authentic research experience and the barriers to their implementation in laboratory classes are poorly defined. To guide future reform efforts in this area, we conducted a national survey of biology faculty members to determine 1) their definitions of authentic research experiences in laboratory classes, 2) the extent of authentic research experiences currently experienced..."
Redefining Authentic Research Experiences in Introductory Biology Laboratories and Barriers to Their Implementation - Spell et al.
Direct URL: http://www.lifescied.org/content/13/1/102.short
Factors affecting female students in physical science careers
Factors that affect the physical science career interest of female students: Testing five common hypotheses
Abstract Excerpt:
"There are many hypotheses regarding factors that may encourage female students to pursue careers in the physical sciences. Using multivariate matching methods on national data drawn from the Persistence Research in Science and Engineering (PRiSE) project (n ¼ 7505), we test the following five commonly held beliefs regarding what factors might impact females’ physical science career interest: (i) having a single-sex physics class, (ii) having a female physics teacher..."
Factors that affect the physical science career interest of female students: Testing five common hypotheses - Hazari et al.
Direct URL: http://journals.aps.org/prstper/abstract/10.1103/PhysRevSTPER.9.020115
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