Strengthening the Scholarship of Teaching and Learning via Experimentation

2008 ◽  
Vol 35 (4) ◽  
pp. 301-304 ◽  
Author(s):  
Frank M. LoSchiavo ◽  
Mark A. Shatz ◽  
Devereaux A. Poling
Keyword(s):  
Educational Research ◽  
Teaching And Learning ◽  
National Policy ◽  
Experimental Designs ◽  
Small Scale ◽  
Educational Settings ◽  
Scholarship Of Teaching ◽  
Scientific Methods ◽  
Teaching Of Psychology

In recent years, national policy experts have questioned the overall quality of educational research, and they have suggested that researchers strengthen their scientific methods by maximizing the use of experimental designs. To promote more rigorous methodology, we discuss several new and often-overlooked opportunities for incorporating experimentation into the scholarship of teaching and learning in psychology. Although experiments can be difficult to conduct in educational settings, our methodological suggestions are particularly well-suited for relatively small-scale studies, like those typically published in Teaching of Psychology.

scholarly journals Pengembangan Komik Matematika Berbasis Kontekstual Untuk Materi Lingkaran

2021 ◽  
Vol 3 (2) ◽  
pp. 55
Author(s):  
Elfrida Rif’atul Chusniah ◽  
Rini Setianingsih
Keyword(s):  
Research And Development ◽  
Teaching And Learning ◽  
Field Trials ◽  
Student Response ◽  
Quality Of Education ◽  
Small Scale ◽  
Maximum Score ◽  
Is Research ◽  
Scale Field

Penelitian ini adalah penelitian yang bertujuan untuk mengembangkan komik matematika berbasis kontekstual untuk materi lingkaran yang berkualitas baik berdasarkan tiga kriteria, yaitu valid, praktis, dan efektif. Rancangan penelitian ini adalah Research and Development (R&D). Prosedur-prosedur pengembangan yang digunakan meliputi empat langkah: (1) melakukan perencanaan produk yang akandikembangkan, (2) mengembangkan produk awal, (3) validasi dan revisi produk, (4) uji coba lapangan skala kecil dan revisi. Uji coba komik dilakukan secara terbatas oleh 10 siswa kelas VIII SMP. Teknik pengumpulan data yang diterapkan dalam penelitian ini adalah angket, sedangkan instrumen penelitian yangdigunakan meliputi lembar validasi, angket penggunaan media, dan angket respon siswa. Data penelitian dianalisis dengan deskriptif kualitatif. Hasil penelitian ini menunjukkan bahwa komik matematika dinyatakan valid dengan skor kevalidan 4 oleh ahli media dan 3,9 oleh ahli materi dari skor maksimum 5 sehingga dikategorikan valid, komik matematika dinyatakan praktis dengan hasil analisis persentase kepraktisan 76,28 % dan komik matematika dinyatakan efektif degan hasil analisis persentase keefektifan 79,4%, sehingga dikategorikan efektif. Berdasarkan hasil tersebut maka media komik ini memiliki kualitas yang baik sehingga dapat dimanfaatkan sebagai satu upaya atau alternatif media dalam proses pembelajaran sebagai upaya peningkatan kualitas pendidikan dan menciptakan suasana yang menyenangkan bagi siswa.Kata Kunci: media pembelajaran, komik matematika, lingkaranThis research is a research that aims to develop contextual based mathematical comics for good quality circle material based on three criteria, namely valid, practical, and effective. The design of this research is Research and Development (R&D). The development procedures used include four steps: (1) conducting product planning to be developed, (2) developing initial products, (3) product validation and revision, (4) small-scale field trials and revisions. Comic trials are limited to 10 students in grade VIII SMP. Data collection techniques applied in this study were questionnaires, while the research instruments used included validation sheets, media use questionnaires, and student response questionnaires. The research data were analyzed by descriptive qualitative. The results of this study indicate that mathematics comics are declared valid with a validity score of 4 by media experts and 3.9 by material experts from a maximum score of 5 so that they are categorized valid, mathematical comics are declared practical with the results of a practicality percentage analysis of 76.28% and mathematical comics are declared effective with the result of the analysis of the effectiveness percentage is 79.4%, so it is categorized as effective. Based on these results, this comic media has good quality so that it can be used as an alternative media used by teachers in the teaching and learning process in an effort to improve the quality of education and create a pleasant atmosphere for students.Keywords: learning media, mathematical comics, circles

Overcoming Challenges to Impactful SoTL

2020 ◽  
pp. 366-387
Author(s):  
Sherry Fukuzawa ◽  
Dianne Ashbourne ◽  
Fiona Rawle
Keyword(s):  
Educational Research ◽  
Research Design ◽  
Teaching And Learning ◽  
Design Methodology ◽  
Institutional Culture ◽  
Faculty Members ◽  
Ethical Considerations ◽  
Scholarship Of Teaching ◽  
Scholarly Identity ◽  
Institutional Challenges

In order for teaching and learning to improve throughout an institution, the Scholarship of Teaching and Learning (SoTL) must be valued within institutional culture and contribute to the scholarly identity of researchers. This chapter emphasizes some of the challenges for SoTL researchers, whether educational developers or faculty members, to consider as they begin their foray into educational research. SoTL challenges are divided into four inter-related themes: (1) scholarly identity, (2) institutional challenges, (3) accessing and searching the SoTL literature, and (4) conducting SoTL research (SoTL research design, methodology, funding and time commitments, and ethical considerations). The chapter includes a series of opportunities and resources to help SoTL researchers reframe these challenges into opportunities for their institutions.

scholarly journals Participant perceptions of the faculty development Educational Research Series

2020 ◽  
Vol 8 (1) ◽  
pp. 221-245
Author(s):  
Nancy Dalgarno ◽  
Corinne Laverty ◽  
Rylan Egan ◽  
Kendall Garton ◽  
Eleftherios Soleas ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Faculty Development ◽  
Educational Research ◽  
Mixed Method ◽  
Teaching And Learning ◽  
Adult Learning Theory ◽  
Academic Development ◽  
Development Program ◽  
Faculty Development Program ◽  
Scholarship Of Teaching ◽  
Individual Support

Interest in the Scholarship of Teaching and Learning (SoTL) is driven in part by the need to provide systematic academic development for faculty anchored in evidence-based practice such as the introduction of quality assurance frameworks. This article reports on a mixed-method evaluation of one institution’s grassroots multidisciplinary faculty development program, called the Educational Research Series, to determine if it met the needs of its faculty, graduate student, and staff participants. Conducted at one mid-sized university in southern Ontario and framed, as was the program design and implementation, by both adult learning theory and constructivism, the evaluation collected data from session exit surveys, attendee interviews, and facilitator focus groups. The data analysis revealed that reasons for participating included increasing levels of understanding, receiving individual support, and learning about colleagues’ research interests. The major strengths of the program included individual learning, resources, facilitator expertise, interactive sessions, and the multidisciplinary focus. The main challenges centered on depth versus breadth of the sessions, time, and educational language and theory. Participants recommended additional resources, communication among facilitators, institutional recognition, and increased depth of content. As a result of this evaluation, an Advanced Educational Research Series is being offered at the institution. This article will inform other institutions wishing to build SoTL as a field within their institutions.

scholarly journals The Neglected Case of the ‘W’: Waste or Wisdom?

2016 ◽  
Vol 16 (6) ◽  
pp. 56-71
Author(s):  
Sridhar Ramachandran ◽  
Annette Wyandotte
Keyword(s):  
Quality Of Life ◽  
Student Success ◽  
Teaching And Learning ◽  
Educational Goals ◽  
Scholarship Of Teaching ◽  
Cognitive Influences ◽  
Informed Decisions ◽  
Teaching Community

Receiving a ‘W’ for a class withdrawal differs from earning a grade of ‘D’ or ‘F,’ yet studies typically combine these elements. This study focuses on the ‘W’: 1) to urge teacher-scholars to investigate its importance and 2) scholarly teachers to engage in methods that may avert student withdrawals as well as to facilitate students to make more informed decisions before taking a ‘W.’ The article addresses the scant literature on the ‘W’ to re-contextualize a student’s decision to withdraw from a course in the broader student success literature. Studies of retention, persistence, and completion of higher educational goals widely recognize both academic and non-cognitive influences that may move a student to withdraw from college. Results of the authors’ case study presented here suggest parallels in student decisions to withdraw from a course, hoping to raise awareness within the scholarship of teaching community of the need to probe this topic, in view of in their wisdom for teaching and learning their passion to educate students for a better quality of life and work.

scholarly journals Research Approaches in Scholarship of Teaching and Learning Publications: A Systematic Literature Review

2017 ◽  
Vol 5 (2) ◽  
pp. 16 ◽  
Author(s):  
Aysha Divan ◽  
Lynn Ludwig ◽  
Kelly Matthews ◽  
Phillip Motley ◽  
Ana Tomljenovic-Berube
Keyword(s):  
Mixed Methods ◽  
Data Collection ◽  
Teaching And Learning ◽  
Analytical Framework ◽  
Scholarship Of Teaching ◽  
Multiple Data ◽  
Assessment Tasks ◽  
Research Designs ◽  
Development Movement

The Scholarship of Teaching and Learning (SoTL) has been described as the fastest growing academic development movement in higher education. As this field of inquiry matures, there is a need to understand how SoTL research is conducted. The purpose of our study was toinform this debate by investigating research approaches used in SoTL publications. We analysed 223 empirical research studies published from 2012 to 2014 in three explicitly focused SoTL journals. We classified the studies as either qualitative, quantitative, or mixed methods using an analytical framework devised from existing literature on research methods. We found that the use of the three research designs was fairly evenly distributed across the papers examined: qualitative (37.2%), quantitative (29.6%), and mixed methods (33.2%). However, there was an over-reliance on data collection from a single source in 83.9% of papers analysed, and this source was primarily students. There was some, but limited, evidence of the use of triangulation through the use of multiple data collection instruments (e.g. survey, assessment tasks, grade databases). Similarly, only one-third of publications classified as mixed methods integrated the analysis and interpretation of the qualitative and quantitative data equally within the study. We conclude that current SoTL research is characterised by methodological pluralism but could be advanced through inclusion of more diverse approaches, such as close reading, and adoption of strategies known to enhance the quality of research, for example, triangulation and visual representation.

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