Assessment and the Recreational Sports Program

2009 ◽  
Vol 33 (1) ◽  
pp. 2-11 ◽  
Author(s):  
John M. Cissik
Keyword(s):  
Best Practices ◽  
Learning Outcomes ◽  
Recreational Sports ◽  
Sports Programs

The focus on learning outcomes has made assessment challenging to recreational sports programs. By providing some context for the assessment movement, providing common terms, reviewing best practices in terms of learning outcomes, and overcoming institutional inertia, one can overcome some of these challenges.

A Framework for Engineering Dissection Exercise Creation and Implementation

2009 ◽  
Author(s):  
Kathleen M. Hart ◽  
Steven B. Shooter ◽  
Charles J. Kim
Keyword(s):  
Active Learning ◽  
Best Practices ◽  
Reverse Engineering ◽  
Engineering Education ◽  
Learning Outcomes ◽  
Positive Impact ◽  
Rigorous Approach ◽  
Engineering Activity ◽  
Hands On ◽  
Different Levels

Hands-on product dissection and reverse engineering exercises have been shown to have a positive impact on engineering education, and many universities have incorporated such exercises in their curriculum. The CIBER-U project seeks to examine the potential to utilize cyberinfrastructure to enhance these active-learning exercises. We have formulated a framework for product dissection and reverse engineering activity creation to support a more rigorous approach to assessing other exercises for satisfaction of the CIBER-U project goals and adapting the best practices. This framework is driven by the fulfillment of learning outcomes and considers the maturity of students at different levels. Prototype exercises developed with the framework are presented. The approach is sufficiently general that it can be applied to the consideration and adaption of other types of exercises while ensuring satisfaction of the established goals.

The View from a Flipped Classroom

2015 ◽  
pp. 119-137 ◽  
Author(s):  
Bridget G. Trogden
Keyword(s):  
Organic Chemistry ◽  
Best Practices ◽  
Learning Outcomes ◽  
Flipped Classroom ◽  
Qualitative Data ◽  
Historical Data ◽  
Control Section

Flipped classroom pedagogy is one that is applicable for a multitude of disciplines and for course enrollments of various sizes. The focus of this chapter is to demonstrate the pedagogical effectiveness of flipping by describing the methodologies and assignments used in a flipped Organic Chemistry I course and by assessing the performance and experiences of students in a flipped course in comparison to those in a not flipped control section. Historical data and learning outcomes of students in not flipped courses is discussed as indicators of why the flipped pedagogy was implemented. Both quantitative and qualitative data are analyzed, along with the challenges and best practices for flipping. The findings have useful implications for educators interested in flipping their own classrooms, as well as for the researchers and administrators who support them.

Inclusion of Students with Disabilities in Campus Recreational Sports Programs

1996 ◽  
Vol 20 (2) ◽  
pp. 34-37
Author(s):  
Frederick P. Green ◽  
Valerie De Coux
Keyword(s):  
Students With Disabilities ◽  
Recreational Sports ◽  
Sports Programs

The College Recreational Sports Learning Environment

2008 ◽  
Vol 32 (1) ◽  
pp. 52-61 ◽  
Author(s):  
Danell J. Haines ◽  
Tyler Fortman
Keyword(s):  
Social Interactions ◽  
Student Learning ◽  
Learning Outcomes ◽  
Financial Support ◽  
Significance Testing ◽  
Recreational Sports ◽  
Sport Club ◽  
Recreational Sport ◽  
Before And After ◽  
The Impact

To show the need for continued financial support, align with universities' missions of student learning, and improve the lives of participants, college recreational sport (CRS) professionals must demonstrate that CRS programs, facilities, and services cause growth in student learning. This study measured sport club out-of-classroom learning in an effort to begin measuring the impact of all CRS areas on student learning. It was hypothesized that sport club participants make gains in life skills, diversity, social interactions, communication, character, leadership, and self-beliefs as a result of their participation. A proxy-pretest posttest design administered to sport club participants measured this hypothesis. Significance testing showed significant differences between participants' ratings of their skills and abilities before and after participation. The implications of these findings for the justification and expansion of CRS funding, the future measurement of learning outcomes in CRS, and the alignment of CRS with the missions of higher education are discussed.

Readability of Waiver of Liability Forms Used in Collegiate Intramural and Recreational Sports Programs

2003 ◽  
Vol 27 (2) ◽  
pp. 37-46 ◽  
Author(s):  
Benjamin J. White ◽  
Bradley J. Cardinal
Keyword(s):  
Grade Level ◽  
Ninth Grade ◽  
Reading Level ◽  
Recreational Sports ◽  
Intended Audience ◽  
Moderating Variables ◽  
Grade Levels ◽  
Sports Programs ◽  
Micro Power ◽  
Grade Reading Level

Waiver of liability forms should be written at a reading level consistent with that of the intended audience. On average, students read three grade levels below the last grade they completed in school. Therefore, waivers should be written no higher then the ninth-grade level. The main goal of this study was to assess the reading level of intramural and recreational sport waiver of liability forms, compared to the ninth-grade level. Nine NIRSA member schools and nine non-NIRSA member schools were randomly selected from each of NIRSA's six regions. Readability was assessed using the Readability Calculation software (Micro Power & Light, Dallas, TX) for MacIntosh. A one-sample t-test was performed to compare the forms to the ninth-grade reading level. Forms were written significantly higher than the ninth-grade level (t[26]=14.53, p<.0001). An analysis of variance was performed to assess possible moderating variables. No significant differences were found. Font size was also measured, and forms were found to have been written at a significantly higher level then the recommended 12-point font (t[28]=-2.88, p<.01). This study brings into question the efficacy of waiver of liability forms used in many collegiate/university intramural and recreational sports programs.

The Contribution of Campus Recreational Sports Participation to Perceived Sense of Campus Community

2011 ◽  
Vol 35 (1) ◽  
pp. 24-34 ◽  
Author(s):  
Daniel J. Elkins ◽  
Scott A. Forrester ◽  
Amelia V. Noël-Elkins
Keyword(s):  
Sense Of Community ◽  
Sports Participation ◽  
Recreational Sports ◽  
Campus Community ◽  
Community Based ◽  
Dean Of Students ◽  
Social Lives ◽  
Sports Programs ◽  
On Line ◽  
Residential Experience

Out-of-class involvement provides students with opportunities for rich social lives which, according to Cheng (2004), are closely associated with sense of campus community. Based on Astin's (1984) Theory of Involvement, and Boyer's (1990) principles of community, the purpose of this study was to examine the degree to which involvement in campus recreational sports programs is associated with students' perceived sense of campus community. Three hundred and thirty respondents completed an on-line questionnaire which consisted of demographics and questions related to their out-of-class involvement in 14 areas as identified by the institutions' Dean of Students Office, and a 25-item sense of community scale developed by Cheng (2004). Exploratory factor analysis (EFA) was conducted to examine the underlying factor structure of the sense of community scale. The six factors extracted from the EFA served as independent variables in a multiple regression analysis used to predict student perceived sense of campus community using a sample of 125 participants in campus recreational sports. In addition, participation levels in campus recreational sports were used to measure differences in perceived sense of campus community based on involvement using a multivariate analysis of variance (MANOVA). Results suggest participation in campus recreational sports significantly predicted a sense of community within the diversity and acceptance factor. In addition, students who participated in campus recreational sports perceived a greater sense of campus community based on the residential experience factor when compared with those students who did not participate.

Influence of Campus Recreation Employment on Student Learning

2013 ◽  
Vol 37 (2) ◽  
pp. 136-146 ◽  
Author(s):  
Stacey L. Hall
Keyword(s):  
Learning Outcomes ◽  
Multiple Regression ◽  
Communication Skills ◽  
Campus Recreation ◽  
Full Time ◽  
Recreational Sports ◽  
Collaboration Skills ◽  
Student Employees ◽  
The Impact ◽  
One Way Anova

This study examined the influence of part-time employment at a campus recreational sports department on full-time college students' learning. The student employees indicated they attributed their experience working in a campus recreational sports department to their perceived gains in critical thinking, integrative learning, appreciation of diverse perspectives, collaboration skills, and communication skills. Students working at a campus recreational sports department were invited to complete an online survey, which was developed for this project. The questionnaire, containing rating scales and open-ended questions, captured the perceptions of change by the student employees regarding their learning. A concurrent triangulation mixed-method design was used to analyze the data. The quantitative data were analyzed using multiple regression for each of the learning outcomes and one-way ANOVA analyses were conducted to identify differences between the positions. The qualitative data were analyzed using open coding to identify themes. The data were triangulated with job recruitment materials. The student employees indicated they attributed their perceived gains in learning to their experience working in a campus recreational sports department. The multiple regression analysis resulted in two significant predictors, which included collaboration skills and communication skills. While the one-way ANOVA analyses was not able to be conducted between the positions held by the students, the results showed students attribute their experience working in a campus recreational sports department to their perceived learning in specific areas. These results demonstrate the need for more in-depth study of each of the learning outcomes to gain more thorough understanding of the impact of students who work in a campus recreation department.

scholarly journals Utah Tuning Project

2015 ◽  
Vol 2 (2) ◽  
pp. 235
Author(s):  
Randall S. Davies ◽  
David Williams
Keyword(s):  
Higher Education ◽  
United States ◽  
Best Practices ◽  
Learning Outcomes ◽  
The United States ◽  
The State ◽  
Degree Programs ◽  
Quality Of Higher Education ◽  
Individual Institution

<p>Tuning is a faculty-driven initiative designed to improve the quality of higher education by establishing transparent and fully assessable learning outcomes and proficiencies for degrees, discipline by discipline. Unlike many other initiatives in the United States which function within an individual institution, the Utah Tuning Project involved all institutes of higher education within the state of Utah. The purpose of this paper is to document the findings from an evaluation of a multiyear project targeting four undergraduate degree programs involved in a tuning initiative. A summary of recommendations and best practices is provided, along with the challenges and benefits to individuals and programs engaged in this process.</p>

scholarly journals Recipe for Successful Collaborative Corequisites

2020 ◽  
Vol 2 (Volume 2, Issue 2) ◽  
pp. 32-39
Keyword(s):  
Best Practices ◽  
Learning Outcomes ◽  
Cultural History ◽  
Best Practice ◽  
Cognitive Theory ◽  
Planning Process ◽  
Learning Activities ◽  
Student Activities ◽  
Contextualized Learning ◽  
Insight Into

This paper describes a corequisite pairing of Integrated Reading and Writing (INRW) and Humanities (HUMA) 1301 taught at San Jacinto College North in Houston, Texas. The authors describe their planning process, which combined course learning outcomes with cognitive theory and best-practice resources for effective teaching. These complementary courses provided students with contextualized learning activities designed to develop critical thinking and communication skills as students focused on cultural history to understand how human communities create monster stories to identify their fears and characterize the heroic figures who come to their rescue. The article includes sample content units and student activities and provides strategic insight into a process of integrating best practices and cognitive psychology with class planning focused on required learning outcomes.

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