Evaluating the Impact of Experiential Learning Locally and Abroad on Arts Alumni: A Longitudinal Study
Project Investigator(s): Henry Yu, Principal, Associate Professor, Department of History, Christina Lee, Joanna Yang Project Description Professor Henry Yu has over 15 years of experience teaching, mentoring and supervising students to conduct place-based research and learning beyond traditional classroom settings. In 2018, Prof. Yu led “ACAM 390A – The Heritage of Chinese Migration,” which […]
Documenting the Impact of Course-Embedded Community Engaged Learning on First-Year International Students’ University Transitions
Project Investigator(s): Katherine Lyon, Instructor, Vantage College / Sociology, Kerry Greer, Senior Instructor, Sociology. Simon Lilliot, Instructor, Psychology / Vantage, Daniel Riccardi, Lecturer, Academic English Program / Vantage, Jennifer Lightfoot, Lecturer, Academic English Program / Vantage Project Description Anecdotal evidence from a pilot-year investigation suggests that course-embedded community engaged learning (CEL) opportunities provide unique benefits […]
Persistence in Honours Mathematics
Project Investigator(s): Matthew Coles, Science Education Specialist, Department of Mathematics & The Science Centre for Learning and Teaching (Skylight), Costanza Piccolo, Instructor, Department of Mathematics Project Description In honours mathematics at UBC the success rate (percent of students who enter the program who go on to graduate with honours mathematics) for women is about 30% […]
Investigating Students’ Responses to Feedback on their Written Work
Project Investigator(s): Jaclyn Stewart, Senior Instructor, Chemistry; Gary Bull; Holly Munn; Stephen Ney; Jeanie Rhemtulla; Robin Stoodley Project Description This project will investigate students’ responses to feedback in multiple disciplines and across year levels. We seek to understand how feedback messages interact with student’s individual knowledge and cultural background to produce learning through the writing […]
Animating the Disciplines Through Alumni Engagement: Evaluation of Alumni In Courses as a Pedagogical Tool for the Enhancement of Student Learning
Project Investigator(s): Neil Armitage, Lecturer, Sociology, Jenny Peterson, Christine Lee Project Description This project will assess the impact on student learning of integrating UBC Arts Alumni into elements of two courses in order to evaluate the ways that such initiatives a) further student learning in terms of stated learning objectives b) develop students’ academic and […]
The Effectiveness of Office Hours: A Causal Approach
Project Investigator(s): Jonathan Graves, Instructor, Vancouver School of Economics Project Description This project asks a simple question: what is the impact of office hours on student achievement? Research on the scholarship of higher education has repeatedly emphasized the importance of student-faculty interaction. However, very few of these studies are able to explain whether this is […]
Enhancing personalized learning and engagement in a class with large enrolment
Project Investigator(s): Tim Huh, Professor, Sauder School of Business, Sunah Cho, Gregory Werker Project Description This case study examines the value of student employees (graduate and undergraduate students) who took various roles behind the scenes of the Teaching and Learning Enhancement Fund (TLEF) project as contributors to the development of supplementary resources (tutorial videos and […]
Student Usage Patterns in WeBWorK in Second-Year Engineering
Project Investigator(s): Agnes d’Entremont, Instructor, Mechanical Engineering, Juan Abello, Negar M. Harandi, Jonathan Verrett Project Description Online homework systems allow students to input answers to calculated problems, and get instant feedback on correctness. These systems often allow students multiple attempts, allowing them to correct errors in understanding. We would like to determine if patterns of […]
Investigating the Impact of Test Reflection Assignments
Project Investigator(s): Kerry Wilbur, Associate Professor, Faculty of Pharmaceutical Sciences Project Description Self-diagnosis activities can be an effective method to encourage students to learn from their mistakes on quizzes & exams. I have been using this type of activity in courses of up to 75 students for approximately eight years, but would like to better […]
Multisource Feedback of Interprofessional Competencies: Comparing Assessment Across Disciplines
Project Investigator(s): Kerry Wilbur, Associate Professor, Faculty of Pharmaceutical Sciences Project Description Health professionals may be asked to evaluate students who train in their direct patient care settings but who are from outside their own discipline. This study seeks to gain greater understanding as to how these individuals form judgements of student competencies in programs […]