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Impact of High-Intensity Training with a Mixed-Reality Simulator on Graduate Teaching Assistants Use of Questioning
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Doty, Constance M.; Geraets, Ashley A.; Wan, Tong; Nix, Christopher A.; Saitta, Erin K. H.; Chini, Jacquelyn J. – Physical Review Physics Education Research, 2023
Physics graduate teaching assistants (GTAs) are tasked with multifaceted teaching assignments, such as leading tutorials and inquiry-based laboratories, yet their professional development rarely includes opportunities to rehearse complex pedagogical skills or receive feedback on their teaching. In this study, physics GTAs practiced specific…
Descriptors: Teaching Assistants, Graduate Students, Physics, Teaching Skills
The Views of GTAs Impacted by Cross-Tiered Professional Development: Messages Intended and Received
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Saitta, Erin K. H.; Wilcox, Matthew; James, Westley D.; Chini, Jacquelyn J. – International Journal of Research in Undergraduate Mathematics Education, 2020
A growing number of university STEM departments are incorporating active learning practices in their courses in response to evidence of the general effectiveness of such practices. Professional development for instructors new to active learning practices is increasingly important as efforts extend to reach past early adopters to engage a wider…
Descriptors: Graduate Students, Teaching Assistants, Faculty Development, Active Learning
Preparing GTAs for Active Learning in the General Chemistry Lab: Development of an Evidence-Based Rehearsal Module for a Mixed-Reality Teaching Simulator
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Geraets, Ashley A.; Nottolini, Isadore L.; Doty, Constance M.; Wan, Tong; Chini, Jacquelyn J.; Saitta, Erin K. H. – Journal of Science Education and Technology, 2021
There is an assumption that graduate teaching assistants (GTAs) have mastery of the chemistry content they are teaching and preparation to instruct students. However, in reformed classrooms, GTAs may need more support and resources. We designed chemistry rehearsal modules for use in a mixed-reality teaching simulator to help prepare GTAs for…
Descriptors: Graduate Students, Teaching Assistants, Active Learning, Science Instruction
Characterizing Science Graduate Teaching Assistants' Instructional Practices in Reformed Laboratories and Tutorials
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Wan, Tong; Geraets, Ashley A.; Doty, Constance M.; Saitta, Erin K. H.; Chini, Jacquelyn J. – International Journal of STEM Education, 2020
Graduate teaching assistants (GTAs) often lead laboratory and tutorial sections in science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM), especially at large, research-intensive universities. GTAs' performance as instructors can impact student learning experience as well as learning outcomes. In this study, we observed 11 chemistry GTAs and 11…
Descriptors: Teaching Assistants, Graduate Students, Teaching Methods, College Science
Responding to Incorrect Ideas: Science Graduate Teaching Assistants' Operationalization of Error Framing and Undergraduate Students' Perception
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Wan, Tong; Doty, Constance M.; Geraets, Ashley A.; Saitta, Erin K. H.; Chini, Jacquelyn J. – International Journal of STEM Education, 2023
Background: In college science laboratory and discussion sections, student-centered active learning strategies have been implemented to improve student learning outcomes and experiences. Research has shown that active learning activities can increase student anxiety if students fear that they could be negatively evaluated by their peers. Error…
Descriptors: College Science, Science Laboratories, Student Centered Learning, Learning Strategies
Evaluating the Impact of a Classroom Simulator Training on Graduate Teaching Assistants' Instructional Practices and Undergraduate Student Learning
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Wan, Tong; Doty, Constance M.; Geraets, Ashley A.; Nix, Christopher A.; Saitta, Erin K. H.; Chini, Jacquelyn J. – Physical Review Physics Education Research, 2021
In this study, we evaluate the impact of rehearsing teaching skills in a mixed-reality classroom simulator on graduate teaching assistants' (GTAs) instructional practices as well as undergraduate student learning outcomes. The simulator training is intended to provide GTAs opportunities to deliberately practice essential pedagogical skills that…
Descriptors: Graduate Students, Physics, Science Instruction, Undergraduate Students