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Authentic Science In Education: Studies In Course-Based Research At The United States Military Academy, Anthony M. Chase
Authentic Science In Education: Studies In Course-Based Research At The United States Military Academy, Anthony M. Chase
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This dissertation consists of two studies at the United States Military Academy. Both studies involve the use of Course-based Undergraduate Research Experiences (CUREs). These experiences give students the ability to engage in undergraduate research at an early point in their academic career by replacing traditional laboratory activities with semester-long research projects. Both studies show an implementation of this type of instruction from the Center for Authentic Science Practice in Education (CASPiE). Study 1 shows the specific method of implementation at the military academy and explores learning-based outcomes. Primarily the outcome of critical thinking is demonstrated. Critical thinking is a construct …
The Cla+ And The Two Cultures: Writing Assessment And Educational Testing, Fredrik B. Deboer
The Cla+ And The Two Cultures: Writing Assessment And Educational Testing, Fredrik B. Deboer
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The CLA+ and the Two Cultures: Writing Assessment and Educational Testing concerns the Collegiate Learning Assessment+, a standardized test of collegiate learning currently being piloted at Purdue, and its potential impacts on writing programs and pedagogy. From an empirical, theoretical, and historical perspective, I consider the test as an assessment of writing and college learning, and use it as a lens through which to understand traditional antagonisms between writing instructors and the educational testing industry. My research details the institutional and political conditions that led to the rise of the standardized assessment movement nationally and locally, and analyzes results from …