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Discipline-based education research: Understanding and improving learning in undergraduate science and engineering
Singer, S.R., Nielsen, N.R. & Schweingruber, H.A.
2012
The National Academies Press
The National Science Foundation funded a synthesis study on the status, contributions, and future direction of discipline-based education research (DBER) in physics, biological sciences, geosciences, and chemistry. DBER combines knowledge of teaching and learning with deep knowledge of discipline-specific science content. It describes the discipline-specific difficulties learners face and the specialized intellectual and instructional resources that can facilitate student understanding.
Engaging millennial college-age science and engineering students through experiential learning communities
Brown, C., Hansen-Brown, L., & Conte, R.
2011
Intellectbase International Consortium
In summer of 2010, UNF instructors took 10 students to the Arizona to study sustainable design. As part of the course, customized learning communities were created at a variety of field locations. The course involved assessment of student learning at different intervals, including assessment of student knowledge before, during, and after the course.
Learning about Learning in Computational Science and Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics (STEM) Education
Cromack, J. & Savenye, W.
(n.d.)
Microsoft Research
This white paper covers
the nature of assessment practice, summarizes the fundamental types of assessment
and offers examples of assessment practice that work well in computational science
and other STEM education settings at the postsecondary level.
Perceptions of assessment among undergraduate and postgraduate students of four health science diciplines
Wilson, W.J. et. al.
April 2014
Nova Southeastern University
The present study surveyed 492 undergraduate and postgraduate students from four health science disciplines (occupational therapy, physiotherapy, speech pathology, and audiology) at a large Australian university on how helpful different types of assessment had been in assisting their learning.
There are many ways to assess STEM learning outcomes, from indirect to direct measures. The links on this website represent a collection of instruments and methodologies that will help campuses measure the impact of their programs in STEM.
Supporting assessment in undergraduate mathematics.
Steen, L.A.
2006
Mathematical Association of America
Supporting Assessment in Undergraduate Mathematics contains 26 case studies offering lessons learned during a four year NSF-sponsored MAA project designed to support mathematicians and mathematics departments in the increasingly important challenge of assessing student learning.
Use of a formal assessment instrument for evaluation of veterinary student surgical skills
Schnabel, L., et al.
May 2013
Wiley Online Library
To (1) evaluate the design and use of a global rating scale assessment instrument in veterinary medical education and; (2) examine the effectiveness of 2 surgical techniques courses for improving the surgical skills of veterinary students.
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