This essay discusses an integrated process of assessing learning outcomes that can be adapted to a variety of undergraduate teaching assistant and peer mentor applications. The three-element regimen includes a programmatic statement of learning objectives, student-reflection in both initial work plans and final reflections, and targeted assessment…

Action research assumes the active engagement of the stakeholders, such as the community, in the research, and a multiple-level process of reflection in order to evaluate and monitor the actions taken. This makes action research a suitable methodology to increase the critical understanding of the participants. In this paper we describe the…