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Author Persellin, Diane, author.

Title A concise guide to improving student learning : six evidence-based principles and how to apply them / Diane Cummings Persellin and Mary Blythe Daniels ; foreword by Michael Reder.

Publication Info. Sterling, Virginia : Stylus, [2014]
©2014

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Edition First edition.
Description 1 online resource (134 pages)
Physical Medium polychrome
Description text file
Bibliography Includes bibliographical references (pages 79-105) and index.
Contents ""A CONCISE GUIDE TO IMPROVING STUDENT LEARNING: Six Evidence-Based Principles and How to Apply Them""; ""COPYRIGHT""; ""CONTENTS""; ""FOREWORD""; ""PREFACE""; ""ACKNOWLEDGMENTS""; ""INTRODUCTION: Knowing About Learning Informs Our Teaching""; ""1. DEEPER LEARNING AND BETTER RETENTION""; ""Principle 1: Desirable Difficulties Increase Long-Term Retention""; ""Workshop 1.1 Concept Maps""; ""Principle 2: Meaningful and Spaced Repetition Increases Retention""; ""Principle 3: Emotion and Relevance Deepen Learning""; ""Workshop 3.1 Community-Based Learning""; ""2. ACTIVELY ENGAGED LEARNING""
""Principle 4: Multisensory Instruction Deepens Learning""""Workshop 4.1 The Flipped Classroom""; ""Principle 5: Small Groups Engage Students""; ""Workshop 5.1 Problem-Based Learning""; ""Workshop 5.2 Process-Oriented Guided-Inquiry Learning""; ""3. ASSESSMENT""; ""Principle 6: Formative Assessment or Low-Stakes Evaluation Strengthens Retention""; ""Workshop 6.1 Grading, Summative Assessment, and High-Stakes Evaluation""; ""Workshop 6.1A Creating Assessment Tools""; ""Workshop 6.1B Constructing Rubrics""; ""Workshop 6.1C Tips for Grading Papers and Essay Exams""
""Workshop 6.2 Soliciting Midsemester Student Feedback to Improve a Course""""Appendix A: COURSE DESIGN WORKSHOPS""; ""Workshop A.1 The Syllabus""; ""Workshop A.2 Strategies for the First and Last Days of Class""; ""Appendix B: WORKSHOP ON LECTURES AND MINI-LECTURES""; ""Workshop B.1 Planning and Delivery""; ""Appendix C: WORKSHOP ON CLASSROOM DISCUSSIONS""; ""Workshop C.1 Classroom Discussions""; ""BIBLIOGRAPHY""; ""INDEX""; ""Also available from Stylus""
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Subject College teaching -- Handbooks, manuals, etc.
College teaching.
Genre/Form Handbooks and manuals.
Electronic books.
Electronic books.
Handbooks and manuals.
Added Author Daniels, Mary Blythe, author.
Reder, Michael, author of introduction, etc.
Other Form: Print version: Persellin, Diane. Concise guide to improving student learning : six evidence-based principles and how to apply them. Sterling, Virginia : Stylus, [2014] xv, 113 pages ; 24 cm 9781620360910
ISBN 9781620360934 electronic book
1620360934 electronic book
9781620360910 (cloth) (alkaline paper)
9781620360927 (paperback) (alkaline paper)
9781620360941 (consumer e-edition)