CIRTL Network Teaching-as-Research Projects

Title Authors Disciplinesort icon Institution Year
Making Group Work Work: Teaching TAs to Use Cooperative Group Work Klukas J UW-Madison 2010
Developing critical thinking skills: a social constructionist perspective Kelly JR Michigan State 2011
A picture is worth a thousand words: applying image-based learning to online course design Whitley CT Michigan State 2011
The effect of an MSU undergraduate education on a student’s ability to think analytically Ballew N Michigan State 2011
Delta Internship: Assessing Student Learning in the Planetarium Sell P Astronomy and Physics UW-Madison 2011
Laptops vs. paper note taking: Which produces better learning? Hoekstra A Astrophysical & Planetary Sciences; Sociology CU-Boulder 2010
Energy Detectives: Informal Environmental Education through Family Science Nights Jaffe S Atmospheric and Oceanic Sciences UW-Madison 2011
Impacts of peer discussion on student performance on in-class concept questions Achila D Biochemistry Michigan State 2012
Does level of exam preparation change in response to style of testing in the biological sciences? Tran M Biology Michigan State 2011
The Plant Circadian Clock: An Ecology-Focused Teaching Module for Gene Regulation Dong M Biology Michigan State 2010
Group Winogradsky Columns: Collaborative learning as a tool to further understanding of microbial cycling Percak-Dennett L Biology UW-Madison 2011
The effectiveness of group discussions in undergraduate biology education Tran M Biology Michigan State 2012
Using human medicine-based case studies to improve student learning of and attitudes toward statistics in an introductory biology lab Henry EN Biology Michigan State 2012
Implementing and Assessing a Challenge-Based Module for Spectroscopy in a Biomedical Optics Class Vargis E Biomedical Engineering Vanderbilt 2009
Case Study as Teaching Tool for Beginning Students Crowder S Biomedical Engineering Vanderbilt 2010
Case Study as Teaching Tool for Beginning Students Joshi R Biomedical Engineering Vanderbilt 2010
Design a Lab Module for Teaching Optical Detection Patil C Biomedical Engineering Vanderbilt 2010
Evaluationg the Effectiveness of Clickers in a Biology Lab Robertson BJ Biosciences Vanderbilt 2009
Learners and Learning Environments: Comparison of Cognition Level Between Lecture-based Classroom and Experiential Study Abroad Assessments Abigail J. Lynch Center for Systems Integration and Sustainability, Department of Fisheries and Wildlife Michigan State 2013
Discussion of real-world qualitative examples to introduce concepts in material balances of multiphase systems Malefyt AP Chemical engineering Michigan State 2012
Effectiveness of Video Lectures in Materials Science Education Maloney R Chemical Engineering and Materials Science Michigan State 2011
Using Formative Surveys to Guide Teaching Practices in an Organic Chemistry Class Burnett S, Brandy Y, Hailu S, Dinake P Chemistry Howard 2009
Examining the influence of context-based laboratory instruction on student interest and learning in an introductory chemistry course Smith C Chemistry UW-Madison 2011
The Effect of Standardized Glassware Demonstration on Learning Proper Glassware Usage in First-Semester General Chemistry Laboratory Boles K Chemistry CU-Boulder 2011
How does structure of recitation affect performance in a general chemistry course for non-majors? Jordan LA Chemistry Michigan State 2012