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Academically Adrift

"A decade ago the United States led the world in the number of college graduates. Today this is no longer the case. Academically Adrift raises serious questions about the quality of the academic and social experiences of college students...MORE."—Barbara Schneider, Michigan State University

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Tilly Mortimore: Ineresting site - I write and research on dyslexia and learning style. I would like to use the Browning cartoon in a presentation i am planning and am wondering about copyright. Can someone point me in the right direction? Regards Tilly...

Tasha: Learning modalities describe the approach learners use to focus, process and retain information. It highlights the distinctive ways children learn best. I wrote an article that helps parents to capitalize on their child's preferred learning style. You can read it at http://www.suite101.com/content...

Christian Louboutin: Enjoyed reading the report - most informative thanks...

Mark Stoner: I like Scott's idea of using MC items for homework. I use MC quizzes to prod students to study basic reading material. (They respond to the evaluation code in ways that other means of encouragement don't, it seems.) However, I will consider making the quizzes "homework" and see if I can get more lea...

Scott Farrand: I want to broach another topic related to MC items. Although I do not use MC items on tests, I make extensive use of them for homework, where they can serve a very different role. On a test, items are used to see what students know and can do. Homework items should help students to learn. These...

Scott Farrand: I don’t use MC items in my tests, but I have 8 years of experience as a writer for the Entry Level Math (ELM) test for the California State University system. When I started teaching I used MC items sparingly, but I noticed something strange. The students who did very well on the rest of a tes...

EunMi Cho: I have used clickers only for conference presentations, not in classes with my students yet. My limited experience has been positive!...

Kimo Ah Yun: I have used clickers for several years and have found them very useful in my large classes (over 100 students). Please come to the Center for Teaching and Learning (Library 4026) at Sacramento State if you would like a demonstration or simply want to talk about their effect of student engagement in ...