Enhancing Students’ Engagement with Group Writing Project by Optimizing Division of Labour
Project Investigator(s): Xiaowen Xu, Instructor, Department of Asian Studies; Bosung Kim, Learning Designer, CTLT Project Description One common complaint about group projects is that students feel that their group members are not contributing equally, and such feelings may have negative impacts. Thus, the success of the group projects is dependent on a fair division of […]
Can we help students value biological diversity, especially the biodiversity they may be “blind” to, through participation in a Beaty Museum specimen curation project?
Project Investigator(s): Bridgette Clarkston, Instructor, Department of Botany Project Description First-year students have few opportunities to contribute to science beyond their classroom, especially in large-enrollment lecture courses. And while the Beaty Biodiversity Museum (BBM) is home to UBC’s biological research collections and contains over two million specimens, most courses in the Biology Program do not […]
Exploring the linguistic features of multiple choice questions: Evening the Playing Field for English as an Additional Language Students
Project Investigator(s): Mark Lam, Lecturer, Department of Psychology; Katherine Lyon, Instructor, Department of Sociology; Brett Todd, Lecturer, Vantage College Academic English Program; Jennifer Lightfoot, Instructor, Vantage College Academic English Program Project Description Multiple-choice questions (MCQs) are a commonly used assessment tool in post-secondary institutions and are often lexically dense and grammatically complex (containing highly packed […]
Active Engagement with Feedback: Improving Assessment to Foster Learning
Project Investigator(s): Andrew Owen, Assistant Professor, Department of Political Science Project Description This project will develop and test strategies that promote active learning during student engagement with formative assessment feedback. I will draw on a review of existing literature and techniques to develop 2-3 specific feedback engagement techniques that will then be experimentally evaluated. Research […]
Peer assessing of language proficiency: student-based peer evaluation of oral interviews in real-life job hunting situation
Project Investigator(s): Misuzu Kazama, Lecturer, Department of Asian Studies; Bosung Kim, Educational Consultant: Learning Design, CTLT Project Description Compared to its wide use in higher education, peer assessment has received less attention in language education, in particular as a viable means to involve learners in the evaluation process of speaking skills. While this idea is […]
Measuring Change: Improving Methods to Evaluate Case Analysis Assignment Reports in Dental Hygiene Program
Project Investigator(s): Batoul Shariati, Professor, Faculty of Dentistry; Afsaneh Sharif, Senior Instructional Designer, CTLT Project Description This project is aimed to assess the changes made on the course content and delivery methods along with developing appropriate assessment tool for evaluating students’ assignment reports in an on-line Oral Epidemiology course offered to UBC dental hygiene students. […]
The differential learning effects of paper vs. digital textbooks
Project Investigator(s): Catherine Rawn, Professor of Teaching, Department of Psychology; Stefan Bourrier, PhD student, Department of Psychology Project Description The intent of this project is to investigate whether cognitive, learning, and memory effects are different for students who use traditional paper textbooks versus comparable digital formats. Research Questions Do digital textbooks, compared to their paper […]
Using a Concept Inventory for Early Identification of “At Risk” Students in Genetics
Project Investigator(s): Jennifer Klenz, Senior Instructor, Botany; Pam Kalas, Instructor, Zoology & Botany Project Description We want to implement the entire (validated) meiosis concept inventory in the second year genetics course (BIOL234) as a pre/post-test, conducting a rigorous statistical analysis of the results to determine whether pre-test scores, or answers to specific questions, are predictive […]
Building a Participatory Participation Model for Discussion Based Courses
Project Investigator(s): Kristen Walker, Instructor, Faculty of Land and Food Systems Project Description University discussion-based courses often involve a participation component, including participation evaluation. However, many issues arise in how best to objectively and effectively assess participation. Students often perceive the evaluation process of participation as subjective and dependent on the relationship between the instructor and […]
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 […]