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Cestone, Christina M.; Levine, Ruth E.; Lane, Derek R. – New Directions for Teaching and Learning, 2008
In contrast to traditional courses, in which students are accountable only to the instructor, effective implementation of any group-based instructional format, including team-based learning (TBL), requires that students be accountable to both the instructor and their peers. Unfortunately, some instructors resist using groups because of concerns…
Descriptors: Feedback (Response), Peer Evaluation, Accountability, Formative Evaluation
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Steadman, Mimi – New Directions for Teaching and Learning, 1998
Summarizes results of a study on implementation and impact of classroom assessment techniques (CATs) in community colleges, examining how classroom assessment has been applied by teachers, documenting changes in teaching behaviors, and considering costs and benefits. Also examines students' experiences and satisfaction with courses taught using…
Descriptors: Classroom Research, Classroom Techniques, College Instruction, Community Colleges
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Eisenbach, Regina; Golich, Vicki; Curry, Renee – New Directions for Teaching and Learning, 1998
Three college instructors, teaching very different content (management, political science, and literature) and using classroom assessment techniques (CATs), compared the results. All found that CATs contributed to self-reflection, that designing CATs helps faculty focus on course and class goals, and that responding to CATs requires students to…
Descriptors: Business Administration Education, Classroom Research, Classroom Techniques, College Instruction