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Special Interest Article on Active Learning: Engaging Distracted Students in the Classroom
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1-Dec-2017
Do you struggle with students who are more focused on their tablets than what’s happening in the classroom? Do you see students with a death grip on their phones trying to sneak glances as you lecture? Do you feel like you are competing with a digital device for a student’s attention? This article discusses active learning strategies to address those issues, along with examples of how instructors have implemented Mastering and Learning Catalytics as part of a redesign to more active learning.
Special Interest Article on Planning Your Technology Implementation
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1-Dec-2017
Research demonstrates that technology-enhanced instruction can both increase student learning outcomes and lead to greater efficiencies in costs and other resources. As more instructors adopt educational technology, it is important that they understand how to implement the technology to achieve their desired goals.
Mastering A&P educator study reports on class test results for A&P I
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Jill Kirby
Lipscomb University
10-Aug-2017
Performance in the A&P I pilot section showed that students who had higher Mastering averages and attempted more assignments tended to have higher quiz, unit exam, and final exam averages.
Mastering A&P educator study reviews pilot results for A&P II
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Jill Kirby
Lipscomb University
10-Aug-2017
Results in A&P II showed that students who attempted all of the Mastering homework or who earned higher than the mean average Mastering score had significantly higher quiz, unit exam, and final exam averages than students who skipped one or more assignments or averaged below the mean. In addition, student comments reinforced that they found Mastering beneficial.
Mastering Engineering educator study investigates homework copying at Texas Tech
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Ameri Gurley
Texas Tech University
15-Jun-2017
After adopting Mastering Engineering, the instructor implemented best practices to minimize cheating and to encourage students to view and use homework as a tool for learning rather than as a way to get course credit.