Preparing tutorial and recitation instructors: A pedagogical approach to focusing attention on content and student reasoning Journal Article uri icon

Overview

abstract

  • Instructors in transformed educational environments face an increased demand to anticipate, engage with, and build upon student ideas in the classroom. Consequently, there is a need to augment traditional forms of preparation to accommodate the expanding role of instructors in these environments. We document a model of weekly preparation designed to engage graduate teaching assistants (TAs) and undergraduate learning assistants (LAs) in developing broader teaching skills through the weekly discussion of student difficulties. In this paper, we describe this model and present evidence of success at focusing instructor attention on student difficulties, accomplished within existing institutional structures and without adding significantly to instructor preparation time.

publication date

  • November 1, 2012

has restriction

  • closed

Date in CU Experts

  • December 3, 2014 8:30 AM

Full Author List

  • Spike BT; Finkelstein ND

author count

  • 2

Other Profiles

International Standard Serial Number (ISSN)

  • 0002-9505

Electronic International Standard Serial Number (EISSN)

  • 1943-2909

Additional Document Info

start page

  • 1020

end page

  • 1026

volume

  • 80

issue

  • 11