Yes. However, students may also do worse due to taking the test outside of the classroom.
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Perhaps it’s time to rethink the percentage grading scale
The percentage grading scale can lead to more students failing and over-count low grades.
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Solution videos can help students learn but they may become overconfident in their abilities.
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Students enjoy online demos just as much as live demos, but may learn more from online demos.
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Those sitting near someone on their laptop scored 17% lower on a test than those sitting near someone taking notes
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Older children are more likely to report that both boys & girls usually, should be, and can be good at STEM.
Continue readingWhat type of instruction do student expect in their intro STEM courses?
If you guessed lecture, you would be correct. However, students also expect some non-lecturing.
Continue readingNegative Experiences in Undergraduate Mentoring and How to Fix Them.
Today’s piece explores common examples of “bad mentoring” according to undergrad researchers and how to fix them.
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While math anxiety and math avoidance are assumed to be linked, today’s study is one of the first to find evidence of such link.
Continue readingYes Virginia, there is a way to reduce gender bias on your student evaluations of teaching
Adding a statement addressing implicit bias seems to reduce the gender gap.
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