Edsurge

JULY 9, 2021

You see an opportunity to make a small change that might improve their learning outcomes, so you roll it out to a group of students who don’t know they are part of the sample. Did you simply practice the same type of A/B testing that’s common throughout the tech sphere? Peterson asks on the message board.

Ethics 208

Ethics Knowledge Testing Learning 208

Faculty Focus

JULY 11, 2024

The word like does become a barrier to learning. Students—not all, but many—like easy assignments, courses that aren’t all that demanding, and test questions requiring memorized minutiae. 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

The word like does become a barrier to learning. Students—not all, but many—like easy assignments, courses that aren’t all that demanding, and test questions requiring memorized minutiae. 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