Inside the Undergraduate Teaching Experience · The University of Washington's Growth in Faculty Teaching Study by Beyer, Catharine Hoffman -- Read -- Imperial Library of Trantor

Index

List of Tables and Figures Acknowledgments Chapter 1. GIFTS

College Teaching Realities Purpose of the Study and Key Findings Literatures Our Paths Organization

Chapter 2. How Was the Study Conducted?

Faculty Sample Graduate Student Sample Study Design Generalizability and Usefulness

Chapter 3. What Courses Did Faculty Describe?

Key Findings: Disciplinary Practice, Content, and Critical Thinking Class Size, TA Help, and Course Levels Pedagogy Course Requirements Learning beyond the Classroom Summary: Courses

Chapter 4. What Changes Did Faculty Make to Their Courses?

Changes to Courses Few Changes Big Directions of Change Are You Still Making Changes to Your Teaching? Summary: Changes

Chapter 5. Why Did Faculty Make Changes to Their Courses?

Reasons for Changes Made to Specific Courses End-of-interview Ratings of Sources of Change Summary: Reasons and Sources for Change

Chapter 6. What Allowed Faculty to Teach from the Self?

The Importance of Changes in the Self Moving Beyond the Graduate Student Experience Learning to Trust Their Own Authority over Time Permission to Make Mistakes Knowing That They Know How to Teach Paring Down, Opening Up, and Weaving In Listening to Changes in the Self Summary: Teaching from the Self

Chapter 7. What Did Faculty Say about Students?

Students as Learners Students Today … Praise for Students Today Summary: Students and Other Learners

Chapter 8. What “Research” Methods Did Faculty Use?

Sources of Information on Teaching and Learning Tracking the Effects of Change Summary: Researching One's Own Teaching Effectiveness

Chapter 9. Were There Differences across Groups?

Differences Based on Faculty Characteristics Faculty of Color Three Disciplines Graduate Students and Faculty Members Summary: Differences

Chapter 10. Learning in the Act of Teaching

Appendices Appendix A: UW GIFTS Interview Questions for Faculty Appendix B: Focus Group Questions for Graduate Students Appendix C: Tables on Statistically Significant Differences Notes Bibliography