Transforming Quizzes into Useful Tools
Quizzes provide both students and teachers with a snapshot of student learning. But students often just look at the grade rather than think about the learning that it represents and…
From Groups to Teams: Promoting Collaboration and Inclusion through Metacognition
Group work is a fixture in college courses, with faculty using it for any number of reasons: to promote engaged learning, to prepare students for future work in their careers…
Practice Is Essential for Developing Expertise (but Often Misunderstood)
What is the best way for teachers to develop student expertise in a subject area? Currently, there are two competing schools of thought. One school, which I will refer to…