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CUNY Central Recommendations; Spacing Study; Online Homework
Discussing: Carpenter, Shana K., et al. “Using spacing to enhance diverse forms of learning: Review of recent research and implications for instruction.” Educational Psychology Review 24.3 (2012): 369-378. CUNY Office of Academic Affairs, “Best Teaching Practices” (2011) Announcements: Funding available for STEM learning conferences (contact Kristen). (1) What Faculty Expect to Gain From Attending Conferences […]
First Class Visit; Nehm Paper; Dunlosky Paper
Discussing: Dunlosky, John, et al. “What works, what doesn’t.” Scientific American Mind 24.4 (2013): 46-53. Nehm, Ross H. “Understanding undergraduates’ problem-solving processes.” Journal of microbiology & biology education 11.2 (2010). Attending: Patrick, Daniel, Kristen, Emral, Shoshana. (1) Daniel’s visit to Shoshana’s class They had discussed interspersing lecture and practice, every 30 min (20 min/10 min […]
Freeman on Linear Regression, Active Learning; Pairs for Observations
Discussing: Freeman, Scott, et al. “Active learning increases student performance in science, engineering, and mathematics.” Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences 111.23 (2014): 8410-8415. Theobald, Roddy, and Scott Freeman. “Is it the intervention or the students? Using linear regression to control for student characteristics in undergraduate STEM education research.” CBE-Life Sciences Education 13.1 (2014): […]
Readings for Spring 2016
1st Session Freeman, Scott, et al. “Active learning increases student performance in science, engineering, and mathematics.” Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences 111.23 (2014): 8410-8415. (Link) Theobald, Roddy, and Scott Freeman. “Is it the intervention or the students? Using linear regression to control for student characteristics in undergraduate STEM education research.” CBE-Life Sciences Education […]
