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A Study of Student Evaluation of Learning Experiences in Higher Education From Their Perspective Presented to: Davenport University Wynalda Teaching and Learning Institute, 2012
A Study of Student Evaluation of Learning Experiences in Higher Education Presented to: Davenport University Wynalda Teaching and Learning Institute,
A Study of Student Evaluation of Learning Experiences in Higher
Education Presented to: Davenport University Wynalda Teaching and
Learning Institute, 2012
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Letha Williams, Ph.D., in Organization and Management with a
specialization in Leadership. More than 30 years of healthcare
management experience. Currently a professor of health management
(full time) and adjunct faculty at Davenport University. Cande
Tschetter, Ph.D., in business concentration in organization and
management. Several decades in healthcare marketing and
administration and is CEO of Tschetter & Associates. Continues
as an adjunct professor at several universities in health
management, business and journalism.
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We usually sat in classrooms, and maybe the chairs were
uncomfortable. Air conditioning was rare. Our classrooms were
seldom multi-generational. We revered our professors and sometimes
viewed them as godly. We read everything assigned, came to class on
time, sat quietly, took notes, and never complained about our
grades. And we sure didnt text or tweet. BUT TIMES HAVE
CHANGED!!!
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4 Classrooms are more comfortable, and may even be in our
homes. Whether online or on ground, classes are definitely multi-
generational. Professors are far more accessible to students.
Students view themselves as customers paying for grades. Students
have demanding schedules that often result in late arrival to
class, they dont like to read because they get their information in
other ways, they rarely take notes, and they frequently complain
about their grades, especially if they dont correlate to effort.
HOW ARE WE TO COPE??
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5 How does todays student learn? What instructional/classroom
activities motivate students? Are there differences in perspective
based on the age ( i.e. generation) of the student, the level of
degree they pursued, or the type of classroom (online or
on-ground)?
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Synapses are where signals pass from one neuron to another in
the brain. Learning occurs when the synaptic connections in the
brain are strengthened and weakened. In order to learn, adults have
to either build on or modify these networks that have been created
through previous learning and experience.
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7 As Wlodkowski (2008) writes: For all learning, the most
pragmatic approach to instruction is to find ways to connect and
build on learners prior knowledge, to begin with what they already
know and biologically assemble with them the new knowledge or skill
by connecting the established networks and the new networks (p.
13).
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Wlodkowski (2008) and others narrow it down to three broad
elements: 1.Mutual respect 2.Real world examples and experiences
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Designed to test these three elements, along with others we
hypothesized would make a difference, among college graduates. Part
of a larger study we are doing about student motivation to
learn.
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March 2012 on SurveyMonkey.com Collected data through use of
social media and email (part of our larger study) 162
responses
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1.Speaking of your most recent experience as a student, what
motivated you the MOST in your classes? 2.Considering your most
recent experience as a student, please rate the following factors
on a scale of 1-10. We examined each based on age, type of degree
being earned, and classroom environment.
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18 What really gets you excited to learn?
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19 What really turned you off when you were a student?
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20 What role did the instructor play in motivating you?
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21 Classroom learning experience that was impactful
