Active learning increases student performance in science, engineering, and mathematics
Active learning increases student performance in science, engineering, and mathematics Scott Freeman, Sarah L. Eddy, Miles McDonough, Michelle K. Smith, Nnadozie Okoroafor, Hannah Jordt, and Mary Pat Wenderoth ...

Work organization and ergonomics
Work organization and ergonomics Carayon & Smith. Paper from field of systems engineering and ergonomics that describes theory of Work Systems and applied methods for understanding socio-technical aspects of ...

AAU Framework for systemic change in undergraduate STEM teaching and learning
AAU Framework for systemic change in undergraduate STEM teaching and learning Outlines framework developed by AAU to guide institutional commitment to teaching and learning, including cultural change, scaffolding, ...

Navigating the problem space of academic work
Navigating the problem space of academic work Hora. Study of how faculty plan their courses in real world setting, using the idea of a 'problem space' to examine how faculty construct mental ...

Enhancing use of learning sciences research in planning for and supporting educational change: Leveraging and building social networks
Enhancing use of learning sciences research in planning for and supporting educational change: Leveraging and building social networks Penuel, Bell, Bevan, Buffington and Falk, Journal of Educational Change. ...

Toward a descriptive science of teaching: How the TDOP illuminates the multidimensional nature of active learning in postsecondary classrooms
Toward a descriptive science of teaching: How the TDOP illuminates the multidimensional nature of active learning in postsecondary classrooms This empirical paper describes the use of the instructional ...

PORTAAL, the Practical Observation Rubric To Assess Active Learning
PORTAAL, the Practical Observation Rubric To Assess Active Learning Sarah Eddy and colleagues. The paper describes its development and validation. It is designed to systematically document evidence-based teaching ...

Increasing the use of evidence-based teaching in STEM higher education: A comparison of eight change strategies
Increasing the use of evidence-based teaching in STEM higher education: A comparison of eight change strategies Borrego, M., & Henderson, C. Builds on work by Henderson et al., further analyzing the four ...

Exploring the dynamics of organizational learning: identifying the decision chains science and math faculty use to plan and teach undergraduate courses
Exploring the dynamics of organizational learning: identifying the decision chains science and math faculty use to plan and teach undergraduate courses Hora and Hunter. Describes organizational learning theory as ...

Cultural Models of Teaching and learning in Math and science: exploring the intersections of Culture, Cognition, and Pedagogical situations
Cultural Models of Teaching and learning in Math and science: exploring the intersections of Culture, Cognition, and Pedagogical situations Ferrare and Hora. In this article we utilize cultural models theory to ...