Edsurge

FEBRUARY 12, 2019

As part of a long-term study on the school, a team of researchers at NYU, led by Richard Arum, decided to look at other metrics, including a performance-based test called the College and Work Readiness Assessment, which is designed to measure various problem solving and reasoning skills. The studies that showed the most success (i.e.,

Skills 168

Skills Critical Thinking Game-Based Learning Failure 168

Edsurge

AUGUST 6, 2020

In a recent study conducted by McKinsey & Company, statistical models based on academic studies estimated the potential influence of school closures on learning. Furthermore, the study projected that this lack of learning could diminish students’ earning potential over their lifetimes and even reduce the U.S.

Education 208

Education Learning Outcomes Study Failure 208

Edsurge

AUGUST 13, 2016

But despite the compelling nature of this "Netflix of Education" vision, it can encourage a misleading view of personalized learning. Examining several key areas where the educational Netflix analogy breaks down can help us better understand the qualities of an effective personalized learning solution. Do Learners Really Know Best?

Education 158

Education Evaluation Failure Essay 158

Edsurge

DECEMBER 3, 2019

It’s something that we want to study further.” In addition, he says there’s a “strong relationship growth mindset and resilience” and the data suggests it can boost motivation and reduce fear of failure. “I don’t really have a good explanation for that,” says Schleicher.

Testing 140

Testing Exams Intelligence Failure 140

Edsurge

MAY 2, 2017

This is tricky in education, in part because colleges and universities strive to achieve multiple, sometimes conflicting, outcomes. Yet selling against the proposition of improved learning outcomes is dangerous. And Pearson became about delivering learning outcomes. Learning outcomes are difficult to measure.

Learning Outcomes 138

Learning Outcomes Instructors History Evaluation 138

Faculty Focus

DECEMBER 18, 2022

After identifying the barrier to learning, the faculty mentor assists in directing the student to available resources. These barriers, if not addressed, will often lead to academic failure. Faculty who mentor can challenge students to adopt alternative study tools to overcome bad habits.

Lecturing 130

Lecturing Instructors Knowledge Failure 130

Faculty Focus

JANUARY 21, 2025

Scaffolded assignments: Break significant projects into smaller, more manageable parts, such as proposals, annotated bibliographies, and rough drafts, to reduce student anxiety and provide opportunities for meaningful feedback at each step, improving learning outcomes (Ambrose, 2010).

Plagiarism 121

Plagiarism Syllabus Ethics Feedback 121

Edsurge

MAY 18, 2020

I taught a business ethics course this semester in which I had honed the learning outcomes down into the most essential ones. It has caused me to reflect on much about teaching and learning these past few months. I have felt like a failure some of the time. I modified the final assignment to be a manifesto.

Teaching 197

Teaching Assignments Ethics Grades 197

Edsurge

APRIL 1, 2017

If education researchers hope to see more of their findings influence everyday learning and instruction—and they desperately do—then their best bet may be to encourage education technologists to hone their design research skills. Most interventions in educational research are not designed with educators in mind.

Laboratory 97

Laboratory Failure Education Study 97

Edsurge

JULY 20, 2017

This approach helps you clarify your target outcomes and how you’ll collect “evidence of learning.” Lesson 4: Go study other great teachers and other great learning experiences. Udemy has also created a great toolkit to help online course instructors market their learning experience.

Feedback 164

Feedback Failure Lecturing Reading 164

Faculty Focus

APRIL 15, 2025

With the growing demand for contemporary online education, it is crucial to analyze instructional design – a systematic process that applies psychological principles of human learning to develop effective instructional solutions. Therefore, it is evident that online learning presents a unique set of challenges.

Student Engagement 106

Student Engagement Instructors Lecturing Students 106

Edsurge

AUGUST 11, 2016

In the life of our schools, we have seen the powerful way that our students through project-based learning have embraced deeper learning outcomes, and exhibited the habits of effective critical thinking, collaboration, and personal character.

History 135

History Critical Thinking Learning Interdisciplinary 135

Faculty Focus

JANUARY 21, 2025

Scaffolded assignments: Break significant projects into smaller, more manageable parts, such as proposals, annotated bibliographies, and rough drafts, to reduce student anxiety and provide opportunities for meaningful feedback at each step, improving learning outcomes (Ambrose, 2010).

Plagiarism 98

Plagiarism Syllabus Ethics Feedback 98

Faculty Focus

DECEMBER 18, 2022

After identifying the barrier to learning, the faculty mentor assists in directing the student to available resources. These barriers, if not addressed, will often lead to academic failure. Faculty who mentor can challenge students to adopt alternative study tools to overcome bad habits.

Lecturing 98

Lecturing Instructors Knowledge Failure 98

Edsurge

DECEMBER 26, 2018

The change that #DLNchat-ters want innovation to bring varies, but many shared similar aims: increasing access to learning opportunities or improving learning outcomes. At least, from the Cultural Studies perspective.” At least, from the Cultural Studies perspective. Great point.

Culture 120

Culture Failure Feedback Study 120

Faculty Focus

APRIL 15, 2025

With the growing demand for contemporary online education, it is crucial to analyze instructional design – a systematic process that applies psychological principles of human learning to develop effective instructional solutions. Therefore, it is evident that online learning presents a unique set of challenges.

Student Engagement 82

Student Engagement Instructors Lecturing Students 82

Faculty Focus

JULY 11, 2024

A few of you may be like me, for instance, and don’t like learning anything to do with technology. There’s lots of frustration and failure, and I’d much rather stick with what I know I can do. That approach still leaves open the question of what students learn (if they do) when they don’t like whatever they’re doing.

Group work 64

Group work Instructors Students Research Methods 64

Faculty Focus

JULY 11, 2024

A few of you may be like me, for instance, and don’t like learning anything to do with technology. There’s lots of frustration and failure, and I’d much rather stick with what I know I can do. That approach still leaves open the question of what students learn (if they do) when they don’t like whatever they’re doing.

Group work 59

Group work Instructors Students Research Methods 59

Ask a Tech Teacher

JANUARY 26, 2016

One study predicted a 114% chance of having tech problems when using a computer. Assess whether students meet this goal by observing them in class and having other teachers/parents anecdotally report successes (or failures). Their grade should reflect that. 2: Student demonstrates the ability to solve the most common tech problems.

Students 77

Students Knowledge Failure Assignments 77

Faculty Focus

FEBRUARY 16, 2025

With desk tops touching and knapsacks piled high, we maneuvered through introductions and the kind of icebreakers that research indicates can strengthen learning outcomes. Eighteen students crammed themselves into a stuffy classroom assigned for my first-year seminar course on a sunny day in September.

Motivation 64

Motivation Students Instructors Failure 64

Faculty Focus

FEBRUARY 16, 2025

With desk tops touching and knapsacks piled high, we maneuvered through introductions and the kind of icebreakers that research indicates can strengthen learning outcomes. Eighteen students crammed themselves into a stuffy classroom assigned for my first-year seminar course on a sunny day in September.

Motivation 53

Motivation Students Instructors Failure 53

Faculty Focus

SEPTEMBER 10, 2023

Your understanding of these topics is integral to achieving the following student learning outcomes: [insert outcomes]. The coddling of the American mind: How good intentions and bad ideas are setting up a generation for failure. First Amendment Studies ,  50 (2), 59-69. First Amendment Studies , 50(2), 51-58.

Syllabus 119

Syllabus Course Design Instructors Teaching Philosophy 119

Faculty Focus

SEPTEMBER 10, 2023

Your understanding of these topics is integral to achieving the following student learning outcomes: [insert outcomes]. The coddling of the American mind: How good intentions and bad ideas are setting up a generation for failure. First Amendment Studies ,  50 (2), 59-69. First Amendment Studies , 50(2), 51-58.

Syllabus 111

Syllabus Course Design Instructors Teaching Philosophy 111

Edsurge

OCTOBER 23, 2023

As a Policy Leadership Trust member of JFF, the Community College of Aurora (where I serve as president) has served as a national leader in the work to apply higher education to drive social and economic mobility in today’s society by aligning student learning outcomes directly with workforce needs.

Skills 40

Skills Failure Participation History 40