Purpose of Measure: "Measures the extent to which faculty use student-centered teaching and evaluation methods in their course instruction."
Lay-Person Terms: Measures frequency of which respondent's courses use evidence-based teaching practices.
Measure:
In how many of the courses that you teach do you use each of the following?
| 1. All | 2. Most | 3. Some | 4. None | |
| 1. Cooperative learning (small groups). | ||||
| 2. Experimental learning/field studies. | ||||
| 3. Performances/ demonstrations. | ||||
| 4. Group projects. | ||||
| 5. Extensive learning. | ||||
| 6. Multiple drafts of written work. | ||||
| 7. Reflective writing/journaling. | ||||
| 8. Community service as part of coursework. | ||||
| 9. Electronic quizzes with immediate feedback in class. | ||||
| 10. Using real life problems. | ||||
| 11. Using student inquiry to drive learning. |
Type of Validity: Item Response Theory
Citation of Publication: CIRP Technical Report for information on measurement development CIRP Construct Technical Report Jessica Sharkness, Linda DeAngelo, John Pryor, Higher Education Research Institute Graduate School of Education & Information Studies University of California, Los Angeles, January 2010 CIRP Technical Report appendix for detailed information on each individual measure HERI Monograph (see page 88 question #26)
Instructions to analyze and interpret: See page 12 - 14 on the CIRP technical report. Use measure for interventions specific to STEM pedagogy training.
Other citations: See HERI list of publications