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 practices, including the extent to which instructors expect students to practice what they are learning, to engage in higher level thinking, and to be accountable for course content as well as instructor practices aimed at reducing student apprehension.

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Eddy, S.L., Converse, M., and Wenderoth, M.P., PORTAAL: A Classroom Observation Tool Assessing Evidence-Based Teaching Practices for Active Learning in Large Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics Classes, Life Sci Educ vol. 14 no. 2 ar23