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The Good, the Bad and the Ugly: . Student Depictions of Faculty Martha Ecker Social Science/Human Services Ramapo College of New Jersey. Introductions and Context. What do we hope to accomplish? Improvements in the learning environment for our students
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The Good, the Bad and the Ugly: Student Depictions of Faculty Martha Ecker Social Science/Human Services Ramapo College of New Jersey
Introductions and Context What do we hope to accomplish? • Improvements in the learning environment for our students • Increased satisfaction with our own pedagogy • Transformations within our institutions (more about this later)
What do students have to say about faculty? Types of statements regarding affect regarding appearance regarding willingness to be of assistance regarding effort
Theories of Development • William Perry-dualism and relativism • Bloom’s Taxonomy Richard C. OverbaughLynn SchultzOld Dominion University
Student Learning • Developmental models based on empirical studies of affluent, traditional aged students at selective institutions • Self-confidence vs. institutional knowledge • Faculty perceptions of students assumed to be non-interactive • Student perceptions of faculty rarely, if ever, discussed
Faculty Perceptions • Type of course • Number of students • Admission standards • Faculty tenure status and rank • Stage of Career Development • Assessment of administration
Complete the following • Students generally think I am …. • Whenever I return papers, exams and other assignments, students react by …. • My student evaluations tend to be … • I generally teach courses in the area of …
Student Attitudes in Context • Role of the faculty in the lives of students, in the institution and in the world • Perception of the relevance of what they are learning to their personal goals and objectives • Higher education in the new economy • Distance Learning • Transformative Learning
Group Discussion and Conclusion • Student Evaluations and Perceptions • Should we attempt to influence them? • If yes, how? • If not, why not? • What can we say about teaching and learning based on our analyses?
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