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A concise guide to improving student learning

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This concise guidebook is intended for faculty who are interested in engaging their students and developing deep and lasting learning, but do not have the time to immerse themselves in the scholarship of teaching and learning.

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.
Publisher Sterling, Virginia : Stylus
Creation Date [2014]
Notes Description based upon print version of record.
Includes bibliographical references (pages 79-105) and index.
English
Content ""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 Learning""""Workshop 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 Course""""Appendix 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""
Extent 1 online resource (134 p.)
Language English
Copyright Date ©2014
National Library system number 997010716810005171
MARC RECORDS

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