When the topic is critical thinking skills, the assumption is that everybody knows what it is, but when asked to define it, there’s usually some
If there’s a downside to another academic year coming to a successful close, it’s reading course evaluations. This post explores how we respond to those
There’s plenty of good research on study strategies that promote learning. It’s also well-documented that students don’t always use them. As most of us are
Listening is important—everyone agrees. Would there be any point talking if no one listened? And for most people, it’s a skill with potential for improvement.
Maybe we should be making a stronger pitch for student-led study groups. There’s all sorts of research documenting how students can learn from each other.
The most common approach to cheating involves trying to prevent it—multiple versions of a test, roving observation during tests, software that detects plagiarism, policies that
“Students can critically read in a variety of ways:
The collection of cheating scenarios provided below are adapted from a variety used in research on academic integrity. What makes these scenarios such helpful learning
On the surface, learning objectives don’t seem all that complicated. You begin with an objective or you can work backwards from the desired outcome. Then
A lot of students are terribly optimistic about the grade they’ll be getting in a course. They start out imagining that they’re going to do
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