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Development of an integrative, student-centered program to improve student progression and retention.
Jennifer Louten, Kennesaw State University
Student retention and progression are critical issues for academic institutions. Student attrition directly translates into a loss of tuition income, fees, and alumni contributions (Stillman 2009). Moreover, it ...
Session Type: Poster Presentation
Themes: Student-focused, Measuring the impacts of change (ASCN WG 4), Institutional-level change
Time: 2:45pm - 3:2:45pm - 3:30pm
A Simple Stochastic Model for Conceptualizing Organizational Change Initiatives
Lorne Whitehead, University of British Columbia; Scott Simkins, North Carolina A & T State University
Complex systems cannot be modeled exactly. However, simple approximate mathematical models can illustrate important factors, provide memorable terminology, offer plausible and memorable insights, and suggest new ...
Session Type: Poster Presentation
Themes: Guiding theories of change (ASCN WG 1), Costs and benefits of change (ASCN WG 2), Measuring the impacts of change (ASCN WG 4), Institutional-level change
Time: 2:45pm - 3:2:45pm - 3:30pm
Assessing the Diffusion of Guided-Inquiry Physical Chemistry Laboratory Experiments Through Faculty Workshops
Dilhara Liyanage, Virginia Commonwealth University
The POGIL-PCL Project has implemented the principles of Process Oriented Guided Inquiry Learning (POGIL) to improve student learning in the physical chemistry laboratory (PCL) course. Inquiry-driven physical ...
Session Type: Poster Presentation
Themes: Evidence-based practice, Measuring the impacts of change (ASCN WG 4), Faculty development
Time: 2:45pm - 3:2:45pm - 3:30pm
Promoting and Sustaining Inclusivity Through (Minor) Changes In Undergraduate Science Assessment
Tommy Mayberry, University of Guelph; Sarah Ruffell, University of Pittsburgh-Bradford
Incorporating inclusivity within post-secondary classrooms is an institutional requirement of higher education. This project raises student awareness of the need for inclusivity in the classroom as well as in their ...
Session Type: Poster Presentation
Themes: Equity and inclusion (ASCN WG 5), Student-focused, Measuring the impacts of change (ASCN WG 4)
Time: 2:45pm - 3:2:45pm - 3:30pm
Building a better SET: An "outside-in" approach to developing and implementing improved student evaluations of teaching
Jessica Keating, University of Colorado at Boulder; Noah Finkelstein, University of Colorado at Boulder
Student evaluations of teaching (SETs) are a contentious, but ubiquitous, tool in teaching assessment. Wide-ranging stakeholders--from faculty assemblies to national organizing bodies to the courts--have recently ...
Session Type: Poster Presentation
Themes: Assessment and evaluation, Measuring the impacts of change (ASCN WG 4), Institutional-level change
Time: 2:45pm - 3:2:45pm - 3:30pm