In their course syllabi, many psychology professors grade students on one other thing besides their performance on quizzes, examinations, papers, and similar assessment instruments—that thing is class ...

Please note that 30% of your grade will be based on class participation. The class is a walkthrough of many issues related to Internet regulation, structured as class discussions of readings by many ...

I describe one professor’s new approach to grading participation. I ask you to tell us how it’s going so far this semester. I share articles and opinion pieces on teaching you may have missed. Mark ...

Despite being such a large school, Virginia Tech was able to reach a 13:1 student-to-professor ratio. With those numbers, students should take advantage of great mentoring from professors and ...

Many students think more flexibility on classroom deadlines, attendance and participation would boost their academic success, a recent Student Voice survey found. About a quarter of students also see ...

During the idyllic summer before my trek through Columbia started, my expectations for the year were concrete: late nights walking in Manhattan, rides on the intricate subway system, and picnics at ...

The core flaw of participation grades is that professors only recognize those who are the most outspoken. In a classroom ...

I don’t remember every class I had as a student, but there are a few that will remain in my mind forever – like when my counterculture professor, wearing a very realistic mask, pretended to be a ...

Ayten Ordu outlines some of the strategies available to academics when students have lost their enthusiasm for lessons and lectures One major problem academics can face is when students, especially ...