An Examination of the Learning Motivation and Learning Satisfaction of Students Participating in PASS
Project Investigator(s): Christina Sylka, Head, David Lam Management Research Library, Kalenne Thors, Manager, Canaccord Learning Commons, Sauder School of Business, Sunah Cho, Faculty Liaison, Sauder-CTLT, Cassie Gilpin, Student Engagement & Academic Advisor, Sauder School of Business, Tim Huh, Professor, Operations and Logistics, Sauder School of Business, Jonathan Berkowitz, Full-time Lecturer, Operations and Logistics, Sauder School of […]
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 […]
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 […]
Exploring Student Engagement in a First-Year Computing Course
Project Investigator(s): Oluwakemi Ola, Instructor, Computer Science Project Description As mental health issues rise in academia, there is a need for integrated approaches to support student wellbeing. In this project, we aim to explore students’ behavioral and emotional engagement in a first-year computing course (CPSC 110) to better understand how such factors impact their performance […]
“I can’t wait to start this”: Exploring the Relationship between Non-conventional Assignments, Student Engagement, and Applications Outside the Classroom
Project Investigator(s): Robyn Pitman, Lecturer, Sociology Project Description This project explores student engagement and student perceived benefits of a non-conventional method of assessment in a 3rd year family studies course called Relationship Development. Students complete the Relationship “Hack” Infographic assignment. An infographic is a visual representation of information. Students create their assignment for the public, […]