Last night, as we drove to our first class of the new year, my husband and I deconstructed the syllabus and expectations of our latest class. Headlining our concerns was a mandatory participation ...

In their course syllabi, many psychology professors grade students on one other thing besides their performance on quizzes, examinations, papers, and similar assessment instruments—that thing is class ...

Despite being such a large school, Virginia Tech was able to reach a 13:1 student-to-professor ratio. With those numbers, students should take advantage of great mentoring from professors and ...

I first began writing for The Chronicle in the fall of 1999, in a series describing my search for a tenure-track job. Back then, readers sent me actual, physical letters, although it wasn’t long ...

When I first started college, I figured that participation grades would diminish in light of more intellectually challenging material that requires more individual reflection and demanding assignments ...

During lectures, professors often pose questions to the class — only to be met with resounding silence. When no one raises their hand, some professors opt to move on. But others, hoping to increase ...

Many students think more flexibility on classroom deadlines, attendance and participation would boost their academic success, a recent Student Voice survey found. About a quarter of students also see ...

During the idyllic summer before my trek through Columbia started, my expectations for the year were concrete: late nights walking in Manhattan, rides on the intricate subway system, and picnics at ...

The applicability of self-monitoring to the problem of increasing classroom participation was investigated. Accordingly, classroom participation of 18 college classes was recorded for three meetings, ...

Wearing a light purple hijab and rose-colored lipstick, Marihah Muhsinah, a freshman in Engineering, feels the strain of constantly being under a spotlight. Muhsinah, a Bangladeshi-American, said she ...

When I first started college, I figured that participation grades would diminish in light of more intellectually challenging material that requires more individual reflection and demanding assignments ...