Teaching

Today, technological innovation and a rampant ideology of self seem to conspire against the acquisition of wisdom, writes Peter Starr, yet we still can teach it.

A new study suggests that the old adage may not be the best way for students to learn.

Colleges should focus on preparing students to be citizens, but there's little evidence many have integrated such education into their programs and courses, write Andrew J. Seligsohn and Thomas Erhlich.

College Board backtracks on plan to begin the AP World History exam in the year 1450, saying it will now begin in 1200.

If we as faculty members truly want to own the assessment of student performance and understanding, then we should work together toward meaningful solutions and processes, writes Will Miller.

“Assessment” has become a dirty word in higher education, but it’s much more than rubrics, forms and statistics, argues Matthew DeSantis.

Report documents decline in numbers of majors but growth in new tracks. Of the specializations within major, writing is doing relatively well, and literature not so much.

Study after study has shown higher course pass rates than in traditional remedial courses, writes Alexandra W. Logue, so why doesn't everybody know about it?