Nirit Glazer - AACR Postdoctoral Research Associate Candidate Center for Engineering Education Research Seminar The Value of Consistent and Objective Assessment in Teaching Efficacy for Large Classes When:Friday, October 24, 2014 - 11:00am to 12:00pm. Where: 2555 D Engineering. Abstract: One of the main challenges in large courses is monitoring the individual section activities, and tracking consistency across sections in both instruction and grading. It is important that all students be graded on the same basis regardless of the section to which they have been assigned. The desire and call for consistency in teaching and grading across sections in a multiple-section course is mandatory; but unfortunately it has received little attention in the research literature. This talk focuses on the use of assessment to enhance consistency, and its impact on teaching efficacy in large post-secondary courses. The talk also focuses on the usefulness and effectiveness of assessment in informing instructors about the learning progress of their students, such as gaps in understanding, so that the instructors will be able to use this information to help their students to make a better connection between interrelated ideas. Bio: Nirit Glazer earned her Ph.D. in Educational Studies from the University of Michigan under the supervision of Professor Joseph Krajcik. Her research interests are the enhancement of student learning and improvement of teaching practice, particularly through assessment, learning analytics, and visualization of data. She earned her master degree from the Department of Science Teaching at the Weizmann Institute of Science (Israel)and bachelor degree in Chemistry and a teaching certificate, both from the Technion - Israel Institute of Technology (Israel). Additionally, she is excited about implementing technology to assist in feedback for both teachers and students. |
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