This series is a collection of scholarly works authored by Wright State University's faculty on the Scholarship of Teaching and Learning (SoTL). These works focus on the research of effective teaching and student learning.
Authors of these materials are featured in the Center for Teaching and Learning blog.
Submissions from 2019
The Rising TIDE of Wright State University: Context, Connections, and Consequences, Travis E. Doom, John C. Gallagher, Michael L. Raymer, and Kathleen M. Timmerman
Team Based Learning In The Surgery Clerkship Impact On Student Examination Scores Evaluations And Perceptions, Ashley D. Kaminski, Katherine M. Babbitt, Mary C. McCarthy, Ronald J. Markert, and Melissa P. Roelle
Systems Thinking Education in RN-BSN Programs: A Regional Study, Ann M. Stalter and Amy Jauch
Systems Perspective for Incivility in Academia: An Integrative Review, Ann M. Stalter, Jeanne Ruggiero, Carol Wiggs, Josette Brodhead, and Kathleen Swanson
Submissions from 2018
Interdisciplinarity in Data Science Pedagogy: A Foundational Design, Daniel A. Asamoah, Derek Doran, and Shu Schiller
Gender Matters, Jennifer Blue, Adrienne L. Traxler, and Ximena Cid
Surviving and Thriving at a University in the United Kingdom, Roxanne S. DuVivier, Gina Oswald, Lindsey Steller, and Kate Bumhoffer
Engaging and Training Students in the Development of Inclusive Learning Materials for Their Peers, Sally Everett and Gina Oswald
Big Data and The Commoditization of Analytics: Engaging First-Year Business Students with Analytics, Amir Hassan Zadeh, Shu Schiller, Kevin Duffy, and Jonathan Williams
Item-level gender fairness in the Force and Motion Conceptual Evaluation and the Conceptual Survey of Electricity and Magnetism, Rachel Henderson, Paul Miller, John Stewart, Adrienne L. Traxler, and Rebecca Lindell
Universal Design for Learning in Rehabilitation Education: Meeting the Needs for Equal Access to Electronic Course Resources and Online Learning, Gina Oswald, Nathan Adams, Robert David, and Jeffrey A. Hiles
The State of Undergraduate Rehabilitation Education: Current Program Coordinator Perspectives, Gina Oswald, Garrett Huck, and J. Chad Duncan
The Politics of English Second Language Writing Assessment in Global Contexts, Todd Ruecker and Deborah J. Crusan
Student Perceptions Regarding Clickers: The Efficacy of Clicker Technologies, Sheri Stover, Sharon G. Heilmann, and Amelia Hubbard
Learner-Centered Design: Is Sage on the Stage Obsolete?, Sheri Stover, Sharon Heilmann, and Amelia Hubbard
Western Bias in Art, Sally A. Struthers
The Learning Loss Effect in Genetics: What Ideas Do Students Retain or Lose after Instruction?, Amber Todd and William L. Romine
Networks Identify Productive Forum Discussions, Adrienne L. Traxler, A. Gavrin, and Rebecca Lindell
Gender fairness within the Force Concept Inventory, Adrienne L. Traxler, Rachel Henderson, John Stewart, Gay Stewart, Alexis Papak, and Rebecca Lindell
The Value of Dialogue Groups for Teaching Race and Ethnicity, Julianne Weinzimmer and Jacqueline A. Bergdahl
Use of an Instructional Design Model in Validating an Online Animated Case-Based Systems Thinking Module, Carol M. Wiggs and Ann M. Stalter
Submissions from 2017
Preparing a Data Scientist: A Pedagogic Experience in Designing a Big Data Analytics Course, Daniel Asamoah, Ramesh Sharda, Amir H. Zadeh, and Pankush Kalgotra
Classroom Writing Assessment, Deborah J. Crusan
Exploring the Gender Gap in the Conceptual Survey of Electricity and Magnetism, Rachel Henderson, Gay Stewart, John Stewart, Lynnette Michaluk, and Adrienne L. Traxler
Testing Common Misconceptions about the Nature of Human Racial Variation, Amelia Hubbard
Panel: Teaching To Increase Diversity and Equity in STEM, Helen H. Hu, Douglas Blank, Albert Chan, and Travis E. Doom
Teaching Osmosis to Biology Students, Arthur L. Odom, Lloyd H. Barrow, and William L. Romine
Short-Term Job Shadowing Experience Benefits for Undergraduate Rehabilitation Students, Gina Oswald, Lee Ann Alderman, and Penny Willmering
Conceptualizing Student Affect for Science and Technology at the Middle School Level: Development and Implementation of a Measure of Affect in Science and Technology (MAST), William L. Romine, Troy D. Sadler, and Eric P. Wulff
Humanizing Instructional Videos in Physics: When Less Is More, Nicholas Schroeder and Adrienne L. Traxler
Panel: Teaching and Research Directions for Business and MIS Programs, Keng L. Siau, Stacie Petter, Shu Schiller, and Jacquelyn Ulmer
Infrastructure for Continuous Assessment of Retained Relevant Knowledge, Kathleen Marie Timmerman and Travis E. Doom
Development and Validation of the Learning Progression–Based Assessment of Modern Genetics in a High School Context, Amber Todd, William L. Romine, and Katahdin Abigail Cook Whitt
Submissions from 2016
Who Renews? Who Leaves? Identifying Customer Churn in a Telecom Company Using Big Data Techniques, Daniel A. Asamoah, Ramesh Sharda, Pankush Kalgotra, and Mark Ott
Writing Assessment Literacy: Surveying Second Language Teachers' Knowledge, Beliefs, and Practices, Deborah J. Crusan, Lai Plakans, and Atta Gebril
Filling the Gap: L2 Grammar and Assessment Preparation for ELA Teachers, J. Haught and Deborah J. Crusan
Degree Completion and Employment Outcomes among Graduates with Disabilities, Mary J. Huber, Gina Oswald, Thomas Webb, and Alan Avila-John
Interprofessional Research Guidelines for Health Care Students, Deborah Poling, Meg Wilson, Linda K. Finke, Gordon Bokhart, and Jeb Buchanan
An Academic Coaching Model Intervention for College Students on the Autism Spectrum, Heather M. Rando, Mary J. Huber, and Gina Oswald
Validation of the Learning Progression-based Assessment of Modern Genetics in a College Context, William L. Romine and Amber Todd
How Do Undergraduate Students Conceptualize Acid–Base Chemistry? Measurement of a Concept Progression, William L. Romine, Amber Todd, and Travis B. Clark
Non-traditional Students' Conceptual Scores and Network Centrality in SCALE-UP Classrooms, Emily N. Sandt and Adrienne L. Traxler
Predicting and Improving Academic Success and Student Retention: An Action Research, Shu Z. Schiller
Librarians in the Midst: Improving Student Research Through Collaborative Instruction, Mandy Shannon and Vaughn Shannon
Educational Methods for Inverted-lecture Computer Science Classrooms to Overcome Common Barriers to STEM Students Success, Kathleen Marie Timmerman, Michael L. Raymer, John Gallgher, and Travis E. Doom
Empirical Validation of a Modern Genetics Progression Web for College Biology Students, Amber Todd and William L. Romine
CourseNetworking and Community: Linking Online Discussion Networks and Course Success, Adrienne L. Traxler, Andrew Gavrin, and Rebecca Lindell
Teaching GIS in the Classroom: Story Maps as a Case Study, Daniel N. Warshawsky
Submissions from 2015
Teaching the Foundations of Data Science: An Interdisciplinary Approach, Daniel Asamoah, Derek Doran, and Shu Z. Schiller
Clarifying the Relationship between L2 Writing and Translingual Writing: An Open Letter to Writing Studies Editors and Organization Leaders, Dwight Atkinson, Deborah J. Crusan, Paul Kei Matsuda, Christina Ortmeier-Hooper, Todd Ruecker, Steve Simpson, and Christine Tardy
And then a Miracle Occurs: The use of Computers to Score Student Writing, Deborah J. Crusan
Dance, Ten; Looks, Three: Why Rubrics Matter, Deborah J. Crusan
Student Perceptions of Completing a Research Methods Course, Michael Kiener, Gina Oswald, Mya Vaughn, Katherine Kline, and Bob Bertolino
Conversations with Faculty About Research, Ronald J. Markert
Significance in Medical Education Research, Ronald J. Markert
Effective Job-Seeking Preparation and Employment Services for College Students with Disabilities, Gina Oswald, Mary J. Huber, and Angela Bonza
The Status of Technology-Enhanced Education and Service Delivery in Rehabilitation Counselor Education, Gina Oswald, Mary J. Huber, Josephine Wilson, and Jared A. Embree
Does Interprofessional Education Change Student Attitudes about Interprofessional Learning and Patient Safety?, Deborah Poling, Dawn Labarbera, and Mary Kiersma
Development and Application of a Novel Rasch-Based Methodology for Evaluating Multi-Tiered Assessment Instruments: Validation and Utilization of an Undergraduate Diagnostic Test of the Water Cycle, William L. Romine, Dane L. Schaffer, and Lloyd H. Barrow
Learning Biology Through Innovative Curricula: A Comparison of Game- and Nongame-Based Approaches, Troy D. Sadler, William L. Romine, Deepika Menon, Richard E. Ferdig, and Leonard Annetta
Build Your Dream (Not Just Big) Analytics Program, Shu Schiller, Michael Goul, Lakshmi S. Iyer, Ramesh Sharda, David Schrader, and Daniel A. Asamoah
Educational Methods for Inverted-Lecture Computer Science Classrooms to Overcome Common Barriers to STEM Student Success, Kathleen Marie Timmerman, Michael L. Raymer, John C. Gallagher, and Travis E. Doom
Enriching Gender in PER: A Binary Past and a Complex Future, Adrienne L. Traxler, Ximena C. Cid, Jennifer Blue, and Ramón Barthelemy
Submissions from 2014
Stereotype Threat–Based Diversity Programming: Helping Students while Empowering and Respecting Faculty, Isis Artze-Vega, Leslie Richardson, and Adrienne L. Traxler
Placement Testing, Deborah J. Crusan
Measuring Teaching Best Practice in the Induction Years: Development and Validation of an Item-Level Assessment, Laura Kingsley and William L. Romine
Development and Evaluation of a Model for Secondary Evolution Educators’ Professional Development Needs, William L. Romine, Ellen Barnett, Patricia J. Friedrichsen, and Aaron J. Sickel
Measuring Changes in Interest in Science and Technology at the College Level in Response to Two Instructional Interventions, William L. Romine and Troy D. Sadler
Student Interest in Technology and Science (SITS) Survey: Development, Validation, and Use of a New Instrument, William L. Romine, Troy D. Sadler, Morgan Presley, and Michelle L. Klosterman
CCCC Controversy: Articulating the Relationship between L2 Writing and Translingual Writing, Todd Ruecker, C. Hooper-Ortmeier, Deborah J. Crusan, Christine Tardy, Paul Kei Matsuda, Dwight Atkinson, and Steve Simpson
Place-Based Genre Writing as Critical Expressivist Practice, David Seitz
Place-Based Genre Writing as Critical Expressivist Practice, David Seitz
Building a Community of Inquiry and Analytical Skills in an Online History Course, Sheri Stover and Sean Pollock
Submissions from 2013
Extending Positive CLASS Results Across Multiple Instructors and Multiple Classes of Modeling Instruction, Eric Brewe, Adrienne L. Traxler, Jorge de la Garza, and Laird H. Kramer
Assessing Writing, Deborah J. Crusan
Infrastructure for Continuous Assessment of Retained Relevant Knowledge, Travis E. Doom, Kathleen Marie Timmerman, and Michael L. Raymer
Game-Based Curricula in Biology Classes: Differential Effects Among Varying Academic Levels, Troy D. Sadler, William L. Romine, Parker E. Stuart, and Dominike Merle-Johnson
Let Them Play! Active Learning in a Virtual World, Shu Z. Schiller, Kendall Goodrich, and Pola B. Gupta
Submissions from 2012
Local Development of MCQ Tests for Evidence Based Medicine and Clinical Decision Making Can Be Successful, Gerald E. Crites, Ronald J. Markert, D Stephen Goggans, and W Scott Richardson
An Evidence Based Clinical Decision Making Course Was Successfully Integrated Into A Medical School's Preclinical Systems-based Curriculum, Gerald E. Crites, W Scott Richardson, Adrienne Stolfi, Bette S. Sydelko, and Ronald J. Markert
Using Service-Learning to Teach a Social Work Policy Course, Tarin Mink and Sarah E. Twill
Customization of Curriculum Materials in Science: Motives, Challenges, and Opportunities, William L. Romine and Tanvi Banerjee
Lessons Learned from a Disabilities Accessible Study Abroad Trip, Sarah E. Twill and Gaetano R. Guzzo
Submissions from 2011
Exploring the Benefits of Community-based Research in a Sociology of Sexualities Course, Rebecca Bach and Julianne Weinzimmer
The Promise of Directed Self-Placement for Second Language Writers, Deborah J. Crusan
How Faculty Attitudes and Expectations toward Student Nationality Affect Writing Assessment, Peggy Lindsey and Deborah J. Crusan
Mocking Discourse in Rhetoric: Parody and Pedagogy, David Seitz
Achieving HBSE Competencies Through Service-Learning, Sarah E. Twill, Kathy Elpers, and Kathy Lay
Adjunct Faculty Certification 101: Introduction to Teaching and Learning, Kent Zimmerman and Sally A. Struthers
Submissions from 2010
Night Float Teaching and Learning Perceptions of Residents and Faculty, Dean Bricker and Ronald J. Markert
Assessment in the Second Language Writing Classroom, Deborah J. Crusan
Assess Thyself Lest Others Assess Thee, Deborah J. Crusan
Art History in the Virtual Classroom: Developing a Visually Engaging Online Learning Experience, Kelly Joslin and Sally A. Struthers
Getting Started on Your Research: Practical Advice for Medical Educators, Ronald J. Markert
Submissions from 2009
The Wright State Model for Engineering Mathematics Education: A Nationwide Adoption, Assessment and Evaluation, Nathan W. Klingbeil, Kuldip S. Rattan, Michael L. Raymer, David B. Reynolds, and Richard Mercer
Practicing Learner-Centered Teaching: Pedagogical Design and Assessment of a Second Life Project, Shu Z. Schiller
Submissions from 2008
The WSU Model for Engineering Mathematics Education: A Multiyear Assessment and Expansion to Collaborating Institutions, Nathan W. Klingbeil, Kuldip S. Rattan, Michael L. Raymer, David B. Reynolds, Richard Mercer, Anant Kukreti, and Brian Randolph
Integrating Six Sigma Concepts in an MBA Quality Management Class, Larry B. Weinstein, Joseph A. Petrick, Joseph F. Castellano, and Robert J. Vokurka
Submissions from 2007
Engineering Mathematics Education at Wright State University: A Model for Increasing Student Success in Engineering, Nathan W. Klingbeil, Kuldip S. Rattan, Michael L. Raymer, David B. Reynolds, and Richard Mercer
Engineering Mathematics Education at Wright State University: Uncorking the First Year Bottleneck, Nathan W. Klingbeil, Kuldip S. Rattan, Michael L. Raymer, David B. Reynolds, and Richard Mercer