A new guidebook from Achieving the Dream and the Advising Success Network offers ideas and tools to help colleges and universities understand their students better. The Knowing Our Students Guidebook ...

Leona Wang is now well into her second semester at Syracuse University, yet she sometimes finds herself referring back to an online orientation course she took at home in China, before she even left ...

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A common ineffective way teachers check for understanding in the classroom is by asking a variation of the question, “Does everybody get this?” If not that, then what? Today’s post will offer a number ...

In Jarek Janio’s Inside Higher Ed opinion column, “Beyond ‘Grit’ and ‘Growth Mindsets,’” Janio argues that, to promote better student learning, college instructors should ignore questions about ...

College students learn more calculus in an active learning course in which students solve problems during class than in a traditional lecture-based course. That’s according to a peer-reviewed study my ...

With boxes in hand, Ms. James unlocked the door and walked into her classroom. She placed her belongings on her desk and took a quick glance around the room. The bulletin boards were bare and the ...

“Do you understand?” It’s one of the most common questions asked in schools, tutoring sessions, and even at the kitchen table. It sounds helpful, teacher-like, and open-ended. But it’s also incredibly ...