Assessment to Improve Student Learning: Transforming a Large Physics Course at Harvard

Logan McCarty, Director of Physical Sciences Education, and Louis Deslauriers, Director of Science Teaching and Learning, adopted an active pedagogy for an introductory physical sciences course and saw significant gains in student learning and attitude. Assessment played a role every step of the way. They shared their experience at the Harvard Initiative for Learning and Teaching Annual Conference on September 25, 2015. See more at hilt.harvard.edu/conference.

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