What kind of homework assignments promote learning? We don’t need research to confirm that doing homework benefits most (maybe it’s all) college students. But there
It’s hardly a new subject. Every teacher knows it’s essential, and every teacher tries to motivate students. But it’s just as true that all teachers
There’s a big cohort of students who want learning to be fun and easy. A lot of learning isn’t either. Most faculty get worried if
“The idea behind feedback is that it should make the revision process more strategic and ultimately improve the final paper.” (p. 64) However, as many
Endorsed but not used: that’s a nutshell summary of a study that looked at faculty use of active learning in a professional-level physiology program. The
Clickers have made their way into many classrooms, and unlike any number of other instructional innovations, they have already generated a plethora of research findings,
In the final post of 2014, I shared some comments about blog “conversations,” wondering what else we might do to take our exchanges to the
“Teaching is such a challenge! Just when one thinks improvements are happening, the goal post of perfection moves further away. A bit like getting better
Providing students with useful information about how to function effectively when they work in groups stands a good chance of improving what the group produces.
This weekend I discovered a “memo to students who are disappointed with their last test grade.” What a great idea! I wasn’t surprised when I
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