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Providing Virtual Mathematics Feedback: Connecting Research To Practice, David Glassmeyer, Mary Colclasure, Laura Alevy
Providing Virtual Mathematics Feedback: Connecting Research To Practice, David Glassmeyer, Mary Colclasure, Laura Alevy
Georgia Educational Researcher
Feedback is an essential form of communication between the student and teacher. Research has documented the importance of feedback in advancing student mathematical and critical thinking, with renewed recommendations to provide and use feedback in mathematical instruction during the era of COVID-19. Giving personalized feedback in an online environment can be a challenge – especially in a mathematics class. This article summarizes five core principles of feedback, associated strategies for mathematics teachers to provide students virtual feedback, and notes on how we have implemented these strategies in middle school mathematics classes.
A Comparative Examination Of Two Online Programs, Jennifer L. Brown, Dawn Frazier, Michael Dentzau, Amanda Hawkins, Tugce Gul, Sherika Derico, Iris Saltiel
A Comparative Examination Of Two Online Programs, Jennifer L. Brown, Dawn Frazier, Michael Dentzau, Amanda Hawkins, Tugce Gul, Sherika Derico, Iris Saltiel
Georgia Educational Researcher
With increased enrollment of non-traditional students and concerns about student retention and degree progression, the Seven Principles for Good Practice in Undergraduate Education could serve as a tool for improving course design and delivery within the online learning environment. The participants in this concurrent mixed methods study included 40 education and 68 nursing students. The results of the web-based survey data indicated group differences with the Cooperation among Students and Prompt Feedback subscales. Given professional development, the Seven Principles could be implemented into online courses at little to no cost for an institution to improve student satisfaction, which could lead …
Beyond Tickets And Comma Splices: Using Writing Center Coaching Techniques To Support Online Learners, Lisa Mcneal, Jennifer P. Gray
Beyond Tickets And Comma Splices: Using Writing Center Coaching Techniques To Support Online Learners, Lisa Mcneal, Jennifer P. Gray
Georgia Educational Researcher
Many college students struggle with technical difficulties when enrolled in an online or hybrid class. Sometimes students do not even have a choice about online options, such as in the COVID-19 era, when the shift to remote instruction has happened and could happen at any time. Students need support for success in the online environment, yet many support models focus on the immediate problem rather than deeper root causes for the problem or misunderstanding. Traditional support models may use a ticket-based system that strives to quickly resolve the issue at hand. While the ticket-based system has some merit, there is …
Covid Notes From The Field: Differentiation In The Digital Classroom, Tori Nagle
Covid Notes From The Field: Differentiation In The Digital Classroom, Tori Nagle
Georgia Educational Researcher
This piece summarizes one teacher's experiences during the abrupt move to digital learning due to COVID 19. This is not a full research study.
Covid Notes From The Field: Transitioning To Digital Learning, Alyssa Martin
Covid Notes From The Field: Transitioning To Digital Learning, Alyssa Martin
Georgia Educational Researcher
This teacher reflection includes tips on family communication during a crisis. The reflection includes notes from the field on the transition to digital learning due to COVID and how to increase family communication when students are not able to be physically present in school.