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The Early Childhood Years: Building Blocks For Life, Gwen R. Marra
The Early Childhood Years: Building Blocks For Life, Gwen R. Marra
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"In the early childhood years, so much growth and development occurs. It truly is the foundation for the formal learning that happens later in life."
Posting about education in the formative years from In All Things - an online journal for critical reflection on faith, culture, art, and every ordinary-yet-graced square inch of God’s creation.
https://inallthings.org/the-early-childhood-years-building-blocks-for-life/
The Irony Of A Well-Presented Lecture, Tony N. Jelsma
The Irony Of A Well-Presented Lecture, Tony N. Jelsma
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"My ultimate goal is for students to become independent learners so that they won’t need me or someone like me when they graduate."
Posting about applying flipped instruction in the university classroom from In All Things - an online journal for critical reflection on faith, culture, art, and every ordinary-yet-graced square inch of God’s creation.
https://inallthings.org/the-irony-of-a-well-presented-lecture/
What If Assessment Was A Gift?, Patricia C. Kornelis
What If Assessment Was A Gift?, Patricia C. Kornelis
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See The Story, Live The Story, Patricia C. Kornelis
See The Story, Live The Story, Patricia C. Kornelis
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Specifications Grading In A First Course In Abstract Algebra, Mike Janssen
Specifications Grading In A First Course In Abstract Algebra, Mike Janssen
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Specifications grading offers an alternative to more traditional, points-based grading and assessment structures. In place of partial credit, students are assessed pass/fail on whether or not they have achieved the learning outcomes being assessed on a given piece of work according to certain specifications, with limited opportunities for revision of non-passing work. This talk will describe the learning outcomes and specifications grading system I used in my Fall 2016 abstract algebra course, as well as student responses.
Let's Build Something Biblical, Mary Beth Pollema
Let's Build Something Biblical, Mary Beth Pollema
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More and more families are ignoring God's mandate to train our covenant children in the instruction of the Lord (Eph. 6:4) and are choosing to educate their children in secular institutions because they do not see the value of Christian education. Why is this? What can we do about it?
Why Is School Like A Prison?, David J. Mulder
Why Is School Like A Prison?, David J. Mulder
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"Imagine the change in motivation in a classroom that was formerly teacher-directed to one where students have a voice in the learning process!"
Posting about enhancing the student experience from In All Things - an online hub committed to the claim that the life, death, and resurrection of Jesus Christ has implications for the entire world.
http://inallthings.org/why-is-school-like-a-prison/
Assessing The Association Between Quantitative Maturity And Student Performance In Simulation-Based And Non-Simulation Based Introductory Statistics, Nathan L. Tintle
Assessing The Association Between Quantitative Maturity And Student Performance In Simulation-Based And Non-Simulation Based Introductory Statistics, Nathan L. Tintle
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The recent simulation-based inference movement in algebra-based introductory statistics courses has provided preliminary evidence of improved student conceptual understanding and retention of key statistical concepts. However, little is known about whether these positive effects in courses using simulation-based inference are preferentially distributed across different types of students. Recent studies investigating predictors of student performance in traditional, algebra-based introductory statistics courses (Stat 101) have focused primarily on mathematical achievement or competencies in high school and early college. Little consideration has been given to how prior experience and competency with statistical thinking may be associated with student performance in college-level courses. In …
Team Work Boosts Student Learning And Professional Community, Thomas M. Van Soelen
Team Work Boosts Student Learning And Professional Community, Thomas M. Van Soelen
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A team of kindergarten teachers in rural Georgia dig deeply into student work and standards to build a common understanding of writing expectations.
How Serving Graduate Students Is Different From Serving Adult Undergrads, Steve Holtrop
How Serving Graduate Students Is Different From Serving Adult Undergrads, Steve Holtrop
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Mindset Training For Undergraduates In Developmental Mathematics, Valorie L. Zonnefeld, Kate Van Weelden
Mindset Training For Undergraduates In Developmental Mathematics, Valorie L. Zonnefeld, Kate Van Weelden
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This poster highlights the work of an individual study that student Kate Van Weelden did in Dr. Zonnefeld's Math 100 class. Kate was a teacher assistant who led a lab session for 6 of the students in the Math 100 course. Throughout the semester Kate implemented incremental mindset training for her 6 students. The results showed a promising avenue for improved achievement, especially among males.
Critical Thinking And High-Level Discourse In A 1:1 Environment, Ryan G. Zonnefeld, Valorie L. Zonnefeld
Critical Thinking And High-Level Discourse In A 1:1 Environment, Ryan G. Zonnefeld, Valorie L. Zonnefeld
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Learn about our experiences co-teaching a K–8 methods course using 1:1 tablets in a high-tech lab. This innovative course included a move away from a textbook to a dynamic research-based curriculum supported by NCTM resources and CCSSM as well as integral utilization of apps, web 2.0 tools, and professional learning networks.
Group Retesting To Promote Learning Self-Awareness And Individual Accountability, Robbin Eppinga, Kayt E. Frisch, Jeff Ploegstra
Group Retesting To Promote Learning Self-Awareness And Individual Accountability, Robbin Eppinga, Kayt E. Frisch, Jeff Ploegstra
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Allowing students to retake tests in groups provides them with the immediate opportunity to learn from their mistakes while improving their perceptions of a course. We explore Group Review Advancing Content/Concept Essentials (aka GRACE), a variation on group retesting, which creates a peer learning environment and emphasizes individual metacognition, concept articulation, and accountability. Through an interactive demonstration, we introduce the process, relate some of the literature-reported benefits of group retesting, and share our experiences using GRACE in a variety of disciplines at different course levels.
Sola Gratia: Grace In The Engineering Curriculum And Profession, Ethan Brue
Sola Gratia: Grace In The Engineering Curriculum And Profession, Ethan Brue
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Integral Christian higher education is in vogue. Most Christian institutions of higher education who take their mission seriously make the claim that the education offered to students is one where faith and learning are not separate. It is a belief that their entire educational enterprise is inexorably tied in some way, shape, or form to our new life in Christ. Most engineering programs on Christian campuses are the outgrowth of this perspective. Over the last fifty years, numerous philosophers, writers, scientists, and engineers have developed a solid foundation from which engineering can be understood as an essential calling in the …