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Hebda, Maryann R. – Gifted Child Today, 2023
As technologically gifted students apply their abilities to computer science, they naturally flow through the talent development stages of potential, competency, and expertise. Processes that have always been important for gifted students to learn as they develop potential are embedded in learning code, which engages the beginning programmer in…
Descriptors: Talent Development, Technology Uses in Education, Technological Literacy, Coding
Leigh Jin; Tai-Yin Chi; Brenda Mak – Journal of Information Systems Education, 2024
This paper presents the Screencast-Based Assessment Technique (SBAT) for a mobile app development curriculum in the information systems discipline. SBAT was implemented as a midterm take-home exam in which students design and develop an app project based on their own interests, passions, or ambitions. In addition to coding, students must create…
Descriptors: Technology Uses in Education, Computer Oriented Programs, Handheld Devices, Computer Software
Steinke, Pamela; Fitch, Peggy – Research & Practice in Assessment, 2017
Bias is part of the human condition and becoming aware of how to avoid bias will help to ensure greater accuracy in the work of assessment. In this paper the authors discuss three different theoretical frameworks that can be applied when assessing student work for cognitive skills such as critical thinking and problem solving. Each of the…
Descriptors: Student Evaluation, Cognitive Ability, Critical Thinking, Thinking Skills
Schroeder, Lianne; Bierdz, Joshua; Wink, Donald J.; King, Maripat; Daubenmire, Patrick L.; Clark, Ginevra A. – Journal of Chemical Education, 2018
We implemented a laboratory curriculum reform to teach foundational concepts in chemistry, particularly those concepts related to healthcare, in a chemistry course for prenursing students. Here, we discuss the reform, exploring how students built upon understandings gained in lab and correlating lab learning to course outcomes. We further discuss…
Descriptors: Science Instruction, Chemistry, Undergraduate Study, College Science
Hammett, Daniel; Mather, Charles – Journal of Geography in Higher Education, 2011
Geographers and other social scientists have argued that cartoons can play an effective role in enhancing the classroom experience and foster the development of critical thinking skills. We confirm the case for the use of cartoons in the classroom while arguing that recent writing underestimates the potential of this medium as a teaching resource.…
Descriptors: Cartoons, Critical Thinking, Thinking Skills, Geography
Middendorf, Joan; Pace, David – New Directions for Teaching and Learning, 2004
Using the Decoding the Disciplines model, faculty who are deeply ingrained in their disciplinary research answer a series of questions to understand how students think and learn in their field. The cross-disciplinary nature of the process clarifies the thinking for each discipline. (Contains 1 figure.)
Descriptors: College Faculty, Critical Thinking, Interviews, Scholarship