Synopses & Reviews
Changes in instructional paradigms are leading to changes in the way student achievement is tested, including group testing, online testing and authentic testing. This issue discusses the theory and practice of these new forms of testing and offers practical suggestions for instructors considering their use.
This is the 99th issue of the Jossey-Bass quarterly higher education report "New Directions for Teaching and Learning.
Review
"One of the most helpful chapters of the book focuses on how gender, ethnicity, and race play a role in classroom improprieties…" (Teaching Theology & Religion, 10/03/2007)
Synopsis
Early discussions of classroom incivility have focused primarily on student behavior that rises to the level of incivility. This issue adds another perspective by looking at the impact of faculty and student behaviors on one another, recognizing that the teaching/learning relationship is a two-way street.
This is the 99th issue of the Jossey-Bass quarterly higher education report New Directions for Teaching and Learning.