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How Teaching Should Change, According to a Nobel-Prize-Winning Physicist

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He argues that the traditional lecture method for teaching physics and other STEM fields has been proven ineffective, and that shifts to more active methods can greatly improve learning outcomes to make sure the next generation of researchers can make the next Nobel-worthy breakthroughs. And 10 percent of them actually remembered it.

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Exam Blueprints: A Student-centric Approach to Assessment 

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They can also help instructors to ensure that exams are fair and equitable. Lack of u nexpected q uestions : When the exam content is known in advance, the opportunity for instructors to ask questions that test critical thinking and problem-solving skills is reduced. The average usefulness score for exam blueprints was 2.9

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Exam Blueprints: A Student-centric Approach to Assessment 

Faculty Focus

They can also help instructors to ensure that exams are fair and equitable. Lack of u nexpected q uestions : When the exam content is known in advance, the opportunity for instructors to ask questions that test critical thinking and problem-solving skills is reduced. The average usefulness score for exam blueprints was 2.9

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Mid-Semester Course Corrections: Using the MSF Model to Engage Students and Improve Courses

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In general, educators recognize the value of student feedback: it can help us better understand the classroom experience, modify learning activities, or adjust our policies and practices to improve student outcomes. Before the evaluation, the facilitator and the instructor identify three or four open-ended questions to structure the MSF.

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Mid-Semester Course Corrections: Using the MSF Model to Engage Students and Improve Courses

Faculty Focus

In general, educators recognize the value of student feedback: it can help us better understand the classroom experience, modify learning activities, or adjust our policies and practices to improve student outcomes. Before the evaluation, the facilitator and the instructor identify three or four open-ended questions to structure the MSF.