Session:
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Other Papers
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Paper Type:
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Contributed
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Title:
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Serving Our Students, Measuring Learning Instead of Teaching*
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Meeting:
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2016 Summer Meeting: Sacremento, California |
Location:
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Date:
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Time:
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9:10AM
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Author:
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Gay B. Stewart, West Virginia University
4794452402, gbstewart@mail.wvu.edu
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Co-Author(s):
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John C. Stewart
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Abstract:
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How do we know if we are doing a good job in a physics course or program? Quantitative measures can seem impractical with small numbers of majors. Introducing innovative classroom techniques is not a guarantee of learning. Yet, there are concrete (if somewhat time consuming) measures that can allow us to improve our programs and demonstrate to our administrations that we are being effective. This sort of assessment can be very valuable in securing resources at your institution. The types of data every department should be keeping and how it impacts program development will be discussed.
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Footnotes:
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*This work was partially supported as a part of a number of NSF-funded projects.
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Presentation:
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Gay Stewart's contributed 2016 talk-DK05.pdf
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