scholarly journals Using Undergraduate Learning Assistants to Aid in Course Redesign

2017 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jeffrey Michael Pavlacic ◽  
Erin Michelle Buchanan
Keyword(s):  
Large Class ◽  
Student Performance ◽  
Retention Rates ◽  
State University ◽  
Learning Retention ◽  
Large Classes ◽  
Faculty Interaction ◽  
Course Redesign ◽  
Large Sections ◽  
Lead Study

Research has identified problems for students associated with large class sizes. Large class sizes reduce opportunities for interaction among students and faculty, which can lead to problems with student learning, retention rates, and lower student performance. It is therefore important to increase opportunities in a large class setting for students to interact with faculty and staff. One successful tactic for increasing student-faculty interaction in large classes involves using undergraduate peers as class assistants. This paper describes the implementation of Undergraduate Learning Assistants (ULAs) in large sections of Introductory Psychology at Missouri State University from a historical perspective, utilizing data collected prior to this manuscript. In essence, this manuscript is a review of the implementation of ULAs at Missouri State submitted by students who have served in the position. ULAs mentor students, act as facilitators between the instructor and students, and lead study sessions before each unit exam outside of the classroom. Multiple positive outcomes have been observed by means of data collection and student

Engaging Students in Large Classes through the Use of Blended Learning Instructional Strategies (BLIS)

2014 ◽  
pp. 213-224
Author(s):  
Raymond W. Francis ◽  
Mary Jo Davis ◽  
Jon Humiston
Keyword(s):  
Student Engagement ◽  
Blended Learning ◽  
Student Learning ◽  
Instructional Strategies ◽  
Large Class ◽  
Student Performance ◽  
Effective Teacher ◽  
Faculty Performance ◽  
Large Classes ◽  
Class Instruction

It is not enough to be great at sharing information in a large classroom setting. To be an effective teacher you must be able to meaningfully engage your students with their peers and with the content, and you must do this regardless of class size or content. The issues of teaching effectively in large classroom settings have presented ongoing problems with enormous implications for both student learning and faculty performance. Issues about student engagement with the content, peers, and faculty persistently are discussed with little change in practice. However, the effective infusion of technology targeted through strategies for large-class instruction and management have great potential for increasing student performance. In this chapter, Blended Learning Instructional Strategies (BLIS) are highlighted to effectively address common issues related to teaching and student engagement particularly in large classroom settings.

scholarly journals Engaged: Making Large Classes Feel Small Through Blended Learning Instructional Strategies That Promote Increased Student Performance

2012 ◽  
Vol 9 (2) ◽  
pp. 147-152 ◽  
Author(s):  
Raymond W. Francis
Keyword(s):  
Student Engagement ◽  
Blended Learning ◽  
Instructional Strategies ◽  
Large Class ◽  
Student Performance ◽  
Classroom Setting ◽  
Effective Teacher ◽  
Large Classes ◽  
Change In Practice ◽  
Class Instruction

It is not enough to be great at sharing information in a large classroom setting. To be an effective teacher you must be able to meaningfully engage your students with their peers and with the content. And you must do this regardless of class size or content. The issues of teaching effectively in large classroom settings have presented ongoing problems with enormous implications for both student learning and faculty performance. Issues about student engagement with the content, peers, and faculty persistently are discussed with little change in practice. However, the effective infusion of technology targeted through strategies for large-class instruction and management have great potential for increasing student performance. In this work Blended Learning Instructional Strategies (BLIS) are highlighted to effectively address common issues related to teaching and student engagement in large classroom settings.

Engaging Students in Large Classes Through the Use of Blended Learning Instructional Strategies (BLIS)

2018 ◽  
pp. 306-318
Author(s):  
Raymond W. Francis ◽  
Mary Jo Davis ◽  
Jon Humiston
Keyword(s):  
Student Engagement ◽  
Blended Learning ◽  
Student Learning ◽  
Instructional Strategies ◽  
Large Class ◽  
Student Performance ◽  
Effective Teacher ◽  
Faculty Performance ◽  
Large Classes ◽  
Class Instruction

It is not enough to be great at sharing information in a large classroom setting. To be an effective teacher you must be able to meaningfully engage your students with their peers and with the content, and you must do this regardless of class size or content. The issues of teaching effectively in large classroom settings have presented ongoing problems with enormous implications for both student learning and faculty performance. Issues about student engagement with the content, peers, and faculty persistently are discussed with little change in practice. However, the effective infusion of technology targeted through strategies for large-class instruction and management have great potential for increasing student performance. In this chapter, Blended Learning Instructional Strategies (BLIS) are highlighted to effectively address common issues related to teaching and student engagement particularly in large classroom settings.

Modifikasi Sistem Asistensi dan Responsi Kelas Kecil pada Praktikum Parasitologi Blok Digestif dan Hematoimunologi Fakultas Kedokteran Universitas Riau

2017 ◽  
Vol 8 (1) ◽  
pp. 46
Author(s):  
Suri Dwi Lesmana ◽  
Esy Maryanti
Keyword(s):  
Large Class ◽  
Teaching And Learning ◽  
Learning Activities ◽  
Small Class ◽  
Laboratory Practice ◽  
Large Classes ◽  
Average Value ◽  
Competency Based

Faculty of Medicine University of Riau has been implementing Competency Based Curriculum (KBK) with theProblem Based Learning (PBL) since 2007 with the implementation of teaching and learning activities of the systemconsists of a tutorial activities, skillab, expert lectures, independent and practical. However, there are still manyproblems in the implementation of the KBK on preclinic degree. One part of the block that is identified to be one ofthe causes of low graduation exam block is less efective coaching laboratory practice. Parasitology is one part of thetask is to provide laboratory practice in several blocks on the stage of preclinic especially digestive and hematoimunologyblock. This study aimed to compare the results of the evaluation of parasitology laboratory practice in hematoimunologyand digestive assistance and posttest in large classes with small class. Assistance and posttest in large class performedon the digestive block implementation and hematoimunologi in 2011 while assisting and posttest of small classes ona block implementation in 2012. Average value of small class digestive laboratory practice was not significantlylower than the large class but the proportion of the value of quality B and C more many in small classes. The meanvalue of the block hematoimunologi laboratory practice significantly higher on small class assistance and posttest aswell as the proportion of the value of quality A, B and C was higher in small classes than large classes.

scholarly journals Small Changes: Using Assessment to Direct Instructional Practices in Large-Enrollment Biochemistry Courses

2017 ◽  
Vol 16 (1) ◽  
pp. ar7 ◽  
Author(s):  
Xiaoying Xu ◽  
Jennifer E. Lewis ◽  
Jennifer Loertscher ◽  
Vicky Minderhout ◽  
Heather L. Tienson
Keyword(s):  
Hydrogen Bonding ◽  
Student Performance ◽  
Bond Energy ◽  
Multiple Choice ◽  
Instructional Interventions ◽  
Student Responses ◽  
Large Classes ◽  
Instructional Effect ◽  
Large Enrollment ◽  
The Impact

Multiple-choice assessments provide a straightforward way for instructors of large classes to collect data related to student understanding of key concepts at the beginning and end of a course. By tracking student performance over time, instructors receive formative feedback about their teaching and can assess the impact of instructional changes. The evidence of instructional effectiveness can in turn inform future instruction, and vice versa. In this study, we analyzed student responses on an optimized pretest and posttest administered during four different quarters in a large-enrollment biochemistry course. Student performance and the effect of instructional interventions related to three fundamental concepts—hydrogen bonding, bond energy, and pKa—were analyzed. After instructional interventions, a larger proportion of students demonstrated knowledge of these concepts compared with data collected before instructional interventions. Student responses trended from inconsistent to consistent and from incorrect to correct. The instructional effect was particularly remarkable for the later three quarters related to hydrogen bonding and bond energy. This study supports the use of multiple-choice instruments to assess the effectiveness of instructional interventions, especially in large classes, by providing instructors with quick and reliable feedback on student knowledge of each specific fundamental concept.

scholarly journals Strategies for Effective Case Method Teaching in Large Undergraduate Business Classes

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Michael Moorhouse
Keyword(s):  
Best Practices ◽  
Large Class ◽  
Undergraduate Teaching ◽  
American Business ◽  
Case Method ◽  
Large Classes ◽  
Learning Techniques ◽  
Teaching Cases ◽  
Large Class Pedagogy ◽  
Effective Case

This study finds that the case method pedagogy, originally designed for use with graduate students, can also be effective in large, undergraduate business classes. While most of the case method research has historically focused on the graduate level, the method has now become popular for undergraduate teaching. There is a growing need for large class pedagogy and best practices due to the fast growing enrolment in North American business schools, and this study presents a preliminary opinion on how the case method could be adapted to meet the needs of large and diverse classes. The study reviews the challenges of teaching cases, and the challenges of using active learning techniques in large class teaching. The study presents a definition for “large” and “very large” classes in the context of case teaching, and suggests several practices from case-teaching instructors that can be used to teach the method effectively in these environments.

scholarly journals Strategies for Effective Case Method Teaching in Large Undergraduate Business Classes

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Michael Moorhouse
Keyword(s):  
Best Practices ◽  
Large Class ◽  
Undergraduate Teaching ◽  
American Business ◽  
Case Method ◽  
Large Classes ◽  
Learning Techniques ◽  
Teaching Cases ◽  
Large Class Pedagogy ◽  
Effective Case

This study finds that the case method pedagogy, originally designed for use with graduate students, can also be effective in large, undergraduate business classes. While most of the case method research has historically focused on the graduate level, the method has now become popular for undergraduate teaching. There is a growing need for large class pedagogy and best practices due to the fast growing enrolment in North American business schools, and this study presents a preliminary opinion on how the case method could be adapted to meet the needs of large and diverse classes. The study reviews the challenges of teaching cases, and the challenges of using active learning techniques in large class teaching. The study presents a definition for “large” and “very large” classes in the context of case teaching, and suggests several practices from case-teaching instructors that can be used to teach the method effectively in these environments.

scholarly journals Looking Beyond the Household: The Importance of School Factors in Understanding Elementary Grade Retention in Rural Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan

2017 ◽  
Vol 46 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Bushra Rahim
Keyword(s):  
Student Performance ◽  
Grade Retention ◽  
Retention Rate ◽  
Retention Rates ◽  
School Level ◽  
School Factors ◽  
Data Set ◽  
Continuous Increase ◽  
Khyber Pakhtunkhwa ◽  
The Impact

This paper contributes to the limited literature on the educational outcomes of children in rural Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (KP), Pakistan. It explores the impact of school-level factors such as physical resources, teachers and school characteristics on retention to the last grade of primary in the KP province for the time period 2007-12. Two sources of data were used to measure the retention rates. One of which is an official compilation of institutional data on education known as Education Management Information System (EMIS). The second data source, Annual Status of Education Reports (ASER), is a household data set with a rich set of household covariates, teachers’ characteristics and student performance data on reading and mathematics. The results from regression analyses indicate that children are more likely to complete primary education cycle when they receive instructions in local language and when the pupil-teacher ratio is below a certain threshold. Results also reveal that a continuous increase in school size beyond a certain threshold (> 400 enrollment) is related to a decrease in retention rate. Further, mixed schools (all-boys’ schools having girls enrolled in them) were found to have better retention rates than boys’ schools.

Evaluating a Professional Development Program for Course Redesign With Technology

2018 ◽  
pp. 316-336
Author(s):  
Elaine V. Bernal ◽  
Lesley S. J. Farmer
Keyword(s):  
Professional Development ◽  
Diffusion Of Innovation ◽  
Development Program ◽  
Professional Development Program ◽  
State University ◽  
Collaborative Processes ◽  
Course Redesign ◽  
Professional Development Training ◽  
Develop Technology ◽  
University Course

This study evaluated a California State University Course Redesign Professional Development program, focusing on the user experience of STEM faculty as they learned about technology and applied their learning to develop technology-enriched instructional strategies that enhanced students' own educational experiences. Data were collected from the first two academic years of the professional development program. A conceptual framework that melded andragogy, Technological, Pedagogical, and Content Knowledge (TPACK), Diffusion of Innovation, and Communities of Practice theories were used to analyze archived professional development training content and faculty-produced electronic portfolios. The findings demonstrate that faculty collaborative processes in the online training and in site-based collaborative efforts were the main aspect of the course redesign program that facilitated technology integration, instructional development, and positive student learning outcomes.

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