Doing research to improve teaching and learning : a guide for college and university faculty
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Doing research to improve teaching and learning : a guide for college and university faculty
Routledge, 2015
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- : pbk
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Includes bibliographical references and index
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Description
Given the increased accountability at the college and university level, one of the most promising ways for faculty at institutions of higher education to improve their teaching is to capitalize upon their skills as researchers. This book is a step-by-step guide for doing research to inform and improve teaching and learning. With background and instruction about how to engage in these methodologies-including qualitative, quantitative, and mixed methods-Doing Research to Improve Teaching and Learning provides examples across disciplines of how to use one's research skills to improve teaching. This valuable resource equips faculty with the skills to collect and use different types of research evidence to improve teaching and learning in any college and university classroom.
Special Features:
Chapter openers highlight the questions and issues that will be addressed in each chapter.
Recurring text boxes provide authentic examples from actual research studies, student work, and instructor reflections.
Coverage of challenges, key successes, and lessons learned from classroom research presents a nuanced and complete understanding of the process.
Table of Contents
Preface
Chapter 1: What Are "Teaching as Research" and the "Scholarship of Teaching and Learning" and Why Should Everyone in Higher Education Care?
Chapter 2: Doing Classroom Research In Higher Education-The Possibilities And Limitations
Chapter 3: Qualitative Research Methods In Teaching And Learning
Chapter 4: Quantitative Research Methods In Teaching and Learning
Chapter 5: Using Assessment Data As Research Evidence To Improve Teaching And Learning
Chapter 6: Mixed Methods And Triangulation Of Evidence
Chapter 7: Case Studies And Pilot Studies
Chapter 8: Reflective Collaborative Research Working Groups To Close The Loop And Continue The Process
Chapter 9: Conclusions, So What And Now What
Appendix
References
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