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Assessing the Reliability of Student Evaluations of Teaching: Choosing the Right Coefficient
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Morley, Donald – Assessment & Evaluation in Higher Education, 2014
Many of the studies used to support the claim that student evaluations of teaching are reliable measures of teaching effectiveness have frequently calculated inappropriate reliability coefficients. This paper points to three coefficients that would be appropriate depending on if student evaluations were used for formative or summative purposes.…
Descriptors: Student Evaluation of Teacher Performance, Reliability, Formative Evaluation, Summative Evaluation
Time Efficiency, Written Feedback, and Student Achievement in Inquiry-Oriented Biology Labs
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Basey, John M.; Maines, Anastasia P.; Francis, Clinton D. – International Journal for the Scholarship of Teaching and Learning, 2014
We examined how different styles of written feedback by graduate-student teaching assistants (GTAs) in college intro biology lab (USA) influenced student achievement and related the different styles to time efficiency. We quantified GTA feedback on formative lab reports and student achievement on two different types of assessments, a quiz in 2010…
Descriptors: Time Management, Feedback (Response), Summative Evaluation, Graduate Students
Developing a Mathematics Capstone Experience at The U.S. Air Force Academy
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Herzinger, Kurt; Holcomb, Trae; Peterson, Dale; Schaubroeck, Beth – PRIMUS, 2013
There are many details to consider when designing a capstone experience. Expectations of students, faculty workload, resources, logistics, and timing all play a part in the value of this endeavor. We discuss the experience of creating a research capstone experience from scratch including the components of our current course as well as lessons…
Descriptors: Learning Experience, Mathematics Curriculum, Curriculum Development, Military Personnel
An Evaluation of Two Hands-On Lab Styles for Plant Biodiversity in Undergraduate Biology
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Basey, John M.; Maines, Anastasia P.; Francis, Clinton D.; Melbourne, Brett – CBE - Life Sciences Education, 2014
We compared learning cycle and expository formats for teaching about plant biodiversity in an inquiry-oriented university biology lab class (n = 465). Both formats had preparatory lab activities, a hands-on lab, and a postlab with reflection and argumentation. Learning was assessed with a lab report, a practical quiz in lab, and a multiple-choice…
Descriptors: Undergraduate Students, Hands on Science, Biology, Science Instruction
Teaching to Learn: Analyzing the Experiences of First-Time Physics Learning Assistants
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Gray, Kara Elizabeth – ProQuest LLC, 2013
The Colorado Learning Assistant (LA) Model has demonstrated that it is successful in helping to meet multiple goals including enhancing student learning in LA-supported courses, increasing conceptual understanding of physics among LAs, and improving the teaching practices of former LAs in K-12 schools. The research reported here investigated the…
Descriptors: Physics, Science Instruction, Teaching Assistants, Interviews
Real-Time Assessment of Problem-Solving of Physics Students Using Computer-Based Technology
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Gok, Tolga – Hacettepe University Journal of Education, 2012
The change in students' problem solving ability in upper-level course through the application of a technological interactive environment--Tablet PC running InkSurvey--was investigated in present study. Tablet PC/InkSurvey interactive technology allowing the instructor to receive real-time formative assessment as the class works through the problem…
Descriptors: Physics, Problem Solving, Computer Uses in Education, Handheld Devices