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The Impact Of In-Class Worksheets On Student Learning, Daniela Hernandez Sep 2019

The Impact Of In-Class Worksheets On Student Learning, Daniela Hernandez

STEM Instructional Graduate Teaching Assistant Posters

Student engagement and knowledge retention are common challenges in college classes, especially in STEM fields. To improve these items, I strive to use active learning techniques to

  • encourage students to succeed and help them reach their full potential by engaging them with the material presented.
  • increase student’s interest in the subject matter
  • create an interactive classroom environment with a sense of community where the students participate in activities that require them to think about and comment on the material presented.
  • facilitate independent, critical and creative thinking
  • increase student success rates

The purpose of this project is to determine whether the …