Students Teaching Students: Undergraduate Students as Laboratory Instructors

Undergraduate students teach laboratory sessions in the plant systematics course at The Pennsylvania State University. To assess student-taught laboratory sessions, surveys were administered to student instructors and students enrolled in the course. Benefits to student instructors included increased technical knowledge, new perspectives on teaching methodologies, and acquiring a positive item to add to résumés. Student instructors also practiced leadership skills. Enrolled students generally assessed the laboratory sessions favorably. Organization and planning were vital to the success of this teaching method. This teaching method also required increased departmental funding relative to other courses.

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Providing Collaborative Education with an International Dimension

International Journal of 3-D Information Modeling ◽

10.4018/ij3dim.2016040101 ◽

2016 ◽

Vol 5 (2) ◽

pp. 1-15 ◽

Cited By ~ 4

Author(s):

David Comiskey ◽

Mark McKane ◽

Robert Eadie ◽

David Eric Goldberg

Keyword(s):

Undergraduate Students ◽

Multidisciplinary Teams ◽

State University ◽

Pennsylvania State University ◽

Email Communication ◽

Collaborative Education ◽

Collaborative Working ◽

Traditional Approaches ◽

Building Project ◽

Communication Methods

The BIM process, encompassing the use of Common Data Environments (CDEs), collaborative working and the sharing of approved, up-to-the-minute information, has revolutionized the construction industry. However, this method of delivery is something which is alien to many needing a paradigm shift in communication methods (Homayouni et al, 2010), as most are more familiar with traditional approaches such as email communication and sharing communication and sharing 'marked up' hard copies of drawings. In the technology driven world in which we live, it is important that those entering the industry from this point forward have an appreciation of this way of working. Therefore, this paper will provide an overview of a collaborative project which has been undertaken at Ulster University to help undergraduate students become familiar with this new way of working and communicating. The paper will outline how the students worked in multidisciplinary teams on a hypothetical building project, before collaborating asynchronously with students from Pennsylvania State University.

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With Our Powers Combined: Teaming Up with the Writing Center to Improve Information Literacy

Pennsylvania Libraries Research & Practice ◽

10.5195/palrap.2018.162 ◽

2018 ◽

Vol 6 (1) ◽

pp. 6-15 ◽

Cited By ~ 3

Author(s):

Emily Lauren Mross

Keyword(s):

Undergraduate Students ◽

Information Literacy ◽

Writing Center ◽

Learning Center ◽

State University ◽

Pennsylvania State University ◽

Research Papers ◽

Writing Courses ◽

Willingness To Seek Help ◽

Penn State

Write, Research, Revise (WRR) is a partnership between the Library and the Russell E. Horn Learning Center at Penn State Harrisburg, a campus of The Pennsylvania State University serving approximately 5,000 graduate and undergraduate students. This program provides two-on-one appointments, combining research and writing help for students in freshman-level, introductory writing courses. During WRR, participants have a scheduled appointment with a librarian and a writing tutor to comprehensively workshop nearly-completed research papers. At the appointment, students receive feedback and strategies to improve both the writing and research components of their assignments. Participating students and course faculty responded positively to the program. None of the participants previously utilized individual research assistance from campus librarians, and they indicated a greater willingness to seek help from the library in the future.

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Strengthening Teaching Effectiveness Through Cooperative Learning Activities

HortTechnology ◽

10.21273/horttech.17.2.254 ◽

2007 ◽

Vol 17 (2) ◽

pp. 254-257

Author(s):

Elsa Sánchez ◽

Richard Craig

Keyword(s):

Small Groups ◽

Teaching Effectiveness ◽

Learning Activities ◽

Plant Systematics ◽

Cooperative Groups ◽

State University ◽

Pennsylvania State University ◽

School Students ◽

Group Members ◽

Laboratory Examinations

A variety of cooperative activities are part of the plant systematics course at The Pennsylvania State University: a learning fair hosted by the students enrolled in the course for elementary school students, applied laboratory examinations, and applied laboratory exercises. Each activity was constructed to engage students in the learning process as well as to aid in developing useful skills for future employment. A survey administered to students enrolled in the course from 2003 to 2005 revealed that most students “strongly agreed” or “agreed” that they liked working in cooperative groups and learned from other group members. Student participation in the lecture portion of the course increased as cooperative activities were completed. Organization and planning were vital to using these activities, as were small groups and adequate incentives for completing activities.

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Social Desirability Values and Dispersions for the Items in Two SD Scales: The MMPI SD Scale and an Experimental SD Scale

Psychological Reports ◽

10.1177/0033294187060003-213.1 ◽

1987 ◽

Vol 60 (3_part_2) ◽

pp. 1083-1086

Author(s):

Lynne K. Edwards ◽

Cheryl L. Clark

Keyword(s):

Undergraduate Students ◽

Social Desirability ◽

State University ◽

Pennsylvania State University ◽

University Of Washington ◽

The Social ◽

The Mean ◽

The University

The social desirability values for the items in the MMPI SD scale and in an experimental SD scale are reported. The study is based on a sample of 74 undergraduate students at the University of Washington, Seattle. The mean desirability values of the MMPI SD scale items are compared to the values reported by Messick and Jackson (1961), which were based on a sample of 171 students at Pennsylvania State University. The desirability values were highly stable over almost 25 years and across different samples. A correlation between the current desirability values for the items in the MMPI SD scale and an experimental SD scale was also high.

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