Meaning of Effective and Flexible Teaching: Exploring the Views of College Students and Instructors

Student Perceptions of Great Teaching

“…Our final goal was to determine how closely the themes that emerged from this study matched previous research. Thus, we compared our finding to those from other schemes (Alhija, 2017;Buskist et al, 2002;Catano & Harvey, 2011;Cohen, 1981;Fulton, 1996;Hativa et al, 2001;Marsh & Roche, 1997;Onwegbuzie et al, 2007;Yoo et al, 2013). The comparison of the themes to those in the nine other schemes indicates considerable overlap.…”

Talking Ourselves into Outcomes: Teaching, Learning, and Equity in California Community Colleges

“…Studies on effective college level teaching strategies highlight specifc best practices such as increasing time spent in active learning in the classroom and small group discussions (Hunzicker & Lukowick, 2012). Guiding students through practical applications and deeper learning of concepts (Coggshall, 2012), along with a focus on critical thinking (Coggshall, 2012;Hunzicker & Lukowick, 2012;Yoo, 2013) are all identified as best practices for improved learning Bensimon's equity mindset theory. Whereas both Rogers (2003) and Fullan (2006a) emphasize a reliance on local data to effect sustainable change, Bensimon (2005) further theorized that faculty members' beliefs about student learning affect their responses to assessment data, specifically as relates to gaps in the performance of different student groups.…”

“…The SLOA process aligns with this change theory. An analysis of faculty participant interview data demonstrated that SLOA was effective in changing teaching practice in ways that aligned with research-based best practices in higher education (Coggshall, 2012;Hunzicker & Lukowick, 2012;Yoo, 2013). SLOA does get at the "black box of instructional practice" (Fullan, 2008, p. 5).…”