Posts Tagged ‘Maryellen Weimer’
December 3 - Teaching Strategies: Frequent Exams = Better Results for Students
By: Maryellen Weimer, PhD in Educational Assessment
It’s not a new finding — in general, more exams lead to better grades—but it’s always nice when research confirms some of our best practices in teaching. In the educational assessment study referenced below [...]
November 13 - Answers for Those Afraid to Take a Hit on College Student Ratings
By: Maryellen Weimer, PhD in Faculty Evaluation
At a workshop on learner-centered teaching, a participant told us that philosophically she couldn’t agree more with the need to make students more responsible for their own learning, but she couldn’t go there because her ratings would take a hit. I assumed this meant she was a new faculty member and under scrutiny for tenure. [...]
