It is the first day of the semester in a junior-level preservice teacher course, and 40 students sleepily shuffle in and choose spots at a table with their safety blanket—their…
It’s hard to determine just how well students understand the concepts we teach. Our usual criterion for understanding is that students give a correct answer on an exam, but that…
What Key Factors Influence Test Performance? On any given test day, there are probably students in your class who are overtired. And that is only one of the things interfering…
Call for Book Reviews The Journal of Faculty Development (JFD) publishes scholarly book reviews and review essays on a regular basis. Faculty, scholars, practitioners, and advanced graduate students are welcome…
Over the past two decades, there has been an increasing interest among researchers in studying meditation-based interventions with college students. Historically high rates of psychological distress and mental health challenges…
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It seems like the most basic of course tasks: reading the syllabus. Yet, so often, student don’t do it. If you’re as tired as I am of responding to emails…
How Can Post-Exam Reviews Become a Powerful Teaching Strategy? The benefits of a thoughtfully designed and learning-oriented post-exam review session is a win- win for both faculty and students. When…
