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Author Persellin, Diane, author

Title A concise guide to improving student learning : six evidence-based principles and how to apply them / Diane Cummings Persellin and Mary Blythe Daniels ; foreword by Michael Reder
Edition First edition
Published Sterling, Virginia : Stylus, [2014]
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Description 1 online resource (134 pages)
Contents A CONCISE GUIDE TO IMPROVING STUDENT LEARNING: Six Evidence-Based Principles and How to Apply Them -- COPYRIGHT -- CONTENTS -- FOREWORD -- PREFACE -- ACKNOWLEDGMENTS -- INTRODUCTION: Knowing About Learning Informs Our Teaching -- 1. DEEPER LEARNING AND BETTER RETENTION -- Principle 1: Desirable Difficulties Increase Long-Term Retention -- Workshop 1.1 Concept Maps -- Principle 2: Meaningful and Spaced Repetition Increases Retention -- Principle 3: Emotion and Relevance Deepen Learning -- Workshop 3.1 Community-Based Learning -- 2. ACTIVELY ENGAGED LEARNING
Principle 4: Multisensory Instruction Deepens LearningWorkshop 4.1 The Flipped Classroom -- Principle 5: Small Groups Engage Students -- Workshop 5.1 Problem-Based Learning -- Workshop 5.2 Process-Oriented Guided-Inquiry Learning -- 3. ASSESSMENT -- Principle 6: Formative Assessment or Low-Stakes Evaluation Strengthens Retention -- Workshop 6.1 Grading, Summative Assessment, and High-Stakes Evaluation -- Workshop 6.1A Creating Assessment Tools -- Workshop 6.1B Constructing Rubrics -- Workshop 6.1C Tips for Grading Papers and Essay Exams
Workshop 6.2 Soliciting Midsemester Student Feedback to Improve a CourseAppendix A: COURSE DESIGN WORKSHOPS -- Workshop A.1 The Syllabus -- Workshop A.2 Strategies for the First and Last Days of Class -- Appendix B: WORKSHOP ON LECTURES AND MINI-LECTURES -- Workshop B.1 Planning and Delivery -- Appendix C: WORKSHOP ON CLASSROOM DISCUSSIONS -- Workshop C.1 Classroom Discussions -- BIBLIOGRAPHY -- INDEX -- Also available from Stylus
Bibliography Includes bibliographical references (pages 79-105) and index
Notes English
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Subject College teaching -- Handbooks, manuals, etc
EDUCATION -- Higher.
College teaching
Genre/Form handbooks.
Handbooks and manuals
Handbooks and manuals.
Guides et manuels.
Form Electronic book
Author Daniels, Mary Blythe, author
Reder, Michael, author of introduction, etc
ISBN 9781620360934
1620360934
9781620360910
1620360918