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 […]
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 […]
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 […]