Title: Classroom research : implementing the scholarship of teaching /
Authors: Cross, K. Patricia 1926-; Steadman, Mimi Harris, 1965-
Publisher: Jossey-Bass,
Year: 1996
Subjects: Whitman College Center for Teaching and Learning collection.; College teaching United States; Case method.; College teaching Research United States.
Abstract: From the Publisher: Classroom Research is designed for use in faculty discussion groups, workshops, and seminars to prepare discipline-oriented faculty for the Scholarship of Teaching and Learning. T he book's real-life case studies illustrate basic principles of learning and provide provocative materials for discussion along with practical suggestions for research that can be conducted by faculty from all disciplines in their own classrooms.
Contents: Introduction to classroom research -- "The Leslies" : learning issues : prerequisite knowledge ; metacognition and learning strategies ; self-confidence and motivation -- "The captive audience" : learning issues : learning goals ; deep and surface learning ; student ratings of instruction -- "But is it working?" : learning issues : peer learning ; intellectual development and critical thinking -- "The challenge" : designing your own classroom research.