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Lei, Simon A. – Education, 2010
The physical design of classrooms, including studios, laboratories, auditoriums, and other indoor environments, can have a profound impact on student learning and subsequent overall ratings (student evaluations) of college instructors. Many college classrooms have been conventionally designed in the shape of a square or a rectangle, with…
Descriptors: Student Attitudes, Laboratories, Student Evaluation of Teacher Performance, Classroom Design
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Lei, Simon A. – Journal of Instructional Psychology, 2010
Learning is best served when students are mentally and physically (actively participation) in the process. Most college and university instructors consist of lectures, discussions, instructional videos, computer simulations, online teaching, guest speakers, but also include active learning components of laboratories, greenhouses, and field trips.…
Descriptors: Video Technology, Field Trips, Nontraditional Education, Online Courses
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Lei, Simon A. – Education, 2008
Variation in assessment techniques was examined among instructors based on their status (full-time vs. part-time) and educational level (doctorate vs. nondoctorate). To facilitate this study, a survey instrument was developed and distributed to 400 randomly selected faculty members employed at the two largest institutions, Community Colleges X and…
Descriptors: Feedback (Response), Student Evaluation, Course Objectives, Cooperative Learning
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Lei, Simon A. – Education, 2007
Variation in teaching techniques was examined among instructors based on their status (full-time vs. part-time) and educational level (doctorate vs. nondoctorate). To facilitate this study, a survey instrument was developed and distributed to 400 randomly selected faculty members employed at the two largest institutions, Community Colleges X and…
Descriptors: Community Colleges, Distance Education, Discussion (Teaching Technique), College Faculty