Faculty Focus

JANUARY 19, 2023

Although they don’t often call it self-efficacy, most teachers regularly see how beliefs about ability affect behavior. They see tests as being designed to measure how smart they are, and so those exams become “anxiety- provoking ordeals. If students believe effort will pay off, that motivates them to expend effort.

Motivation 116

Motivation Beliefs Students Assignments 116

Edsurge

SEPTEMBER 16, 2019

For every class, they'll have anywhere from one to three guided study sessions, which are 50 minutes long,” says Alicia Goodwin, the guided study instructor for the Newport Beach campus. Each class session lasts 50 minutes, and is usually followed by what’s known as a guided study session, during which students complete their homework.

Teachers 161

Teachers Schools Students Study 161

Faculty Focus

JANUARY 19, 2023

Although they don’t often call it self-efficacy, most teachers regularly see how beliefs about ability affect behavior. They see tests as being designed to measure how smart they are, and so those exams become “anxiety- provoking ordeals. If students believe effort will pay off, that motivates them to expend effort.

Motivation 98

Motivation Beliefs Students Assignments 98

eSchool News

AUGUST 27, 2024

For some, this may be a struggle to embrace due lack of access or belief that paper is better. I’ve seen a number of tools that pass the privacy tests and offer tutoring on specific national and state standards and exams which are very attractive to schools if the price is right.

Schools 337

Schools Coaching STEM Evaluation 337

Edsurge

FEBRUARY 5, 2018

This commitment to data stems from the organization’s belief in making data-driven decisions. Now used in all of New Visions’ schools, the portal allows administrators to plan for graduation and regent exams, view credit gaps, and monitor students’ attendance and performance on an individual, class and school level.

Ethics 115

Ethics Beliefs Exams Culture 115

Faculty Focus

OCTOBER 31, 2023

What about for the instructor? I always appreciated it when my professors had empathy for (read: took pity on) their students who were desperate to make up for that horrible grade on the last exam. Students’ focus should be on the primary course material and scheduled exams and assignments. Name changed to protect privacy.

Assignments 92

Assignments Exams Motivation Grades 92

Edsurge

JANUARY 7, 2019

Instead of hearing only from the same six students, instructors get feedback from many more. Amazon Transcribe automatically creates text transcripts from the audio track in the videos and makes them available for students and instructors to view directly from within the classroom player. Chickering and Zelda F.

Study 100

Study Lecturing Assistive Technology Exams 100

Faculty Focus

APRIL 25, 2023

For example, findings from Carol Dwek’s research emphasized that a mindset focused on the brain’s ability to grow with repeated effort was a stronger predictor of ongoing academic success than a belief in the high level of one’s innate intelligence. Communicate with students about interpreting instructor feedback.

Teaching 116

Teaching Failure Instructors Motivation 116

Faculty Focus

FEBRUARY 11, 2024

This faculty member may give exams and may collect student artifacts, such as projects or papers, but the faculty really doesn’t connect student performance with the course design or classroom experience. Furthermore, accreditation bodies are looking at assessment to ensure colleges and universities are “living up to what they advertise.”

Feedback 126

Feedback Course Design Assignments Evaluation 126

Faculty Focus

NOVEMBER 14, 2024

What is the final exam worth?”). Egotism At some point in the past year I decided that my initial belief that I could “reach” all students, and that all teaching problems could be resolved through correct pedagogy, wasn’t optimism, it was egotism.

Course Outline 88

Course Outline Teaching History Beliefs 88

Faculty Focus

FEBRUARY 11, 2024

This faculty member may give exams and may collect student artifacts, such as projects or papers, but the faculty really doesn’t connect student performance with the course design or classroom experience. Furthermore, accreditation bodies are looking at assessment to ensure colleges and universities are “living up to what they advertise.”

Feedback 111

Feedback Course Design Assignments Evaluation 111

Faculty Focus

APRIL 25, 2023

For example, findings from Carol Dwek’s research emphasized that a mindset focused on the brain’s ability to grow with repeated effort was a stronger predictor of ongoing academic success than a belief in the high level of one’s innate intelligence. Communicate with students about interpreting instructor feedback.

Teaching 98

Teaching Failure Instructors Motivation 98

Faculty Focus

NOVEMBER 14, 2024

What is the final exam worth?”). Egotism At some point in the past year I decided that my initial belief that I could “reach” all students, and that all teaching problems could be resolved through correct pedagogy, wasn’t optimism, it was egotism.

Course Outline 59

Course Outline Teaching History Beliefs 59

Faculty Focus

APRIL 10, 2025

Students bring pre-existing attitudes, beliefs and interests into the classroom, but situational factors can influence whether or not students develop interest in new material that is presented to them in an educational context (Durik, 2003). How effective was the instructors ability to interact with students?

Course Design 60

Course Design Students Active Learning Activities 60

Faculty Focus

APRIL 10, 2025

Students bring pre-existing attitudes, beliefs and interests into the classroom, but situational factors can influence whether or not students develop interest in new material that is presented to them in an educational context (Durik, 2003). How effective was the instructors ability to interact with students?

Course Design 59

Course Design Students Active Learning Activities 59

Edsurge

JUNE 9, 2020

There are widespread beliefs about the best way to teach and learn that have been proven wrong by science, yet they persist. In a paper Koedinger co-published in Science , he found that as instructors consider their course design and teaching options during a typical college course, they’re picking from trillions of possibilities.

Education 218

Education Learning Textbooks Instructors 218