Eliza Gallagher, PhD
Current Research Projects
The Role of Conation in Self-Paced and Team-Based Courses
Self-Paced
Nationwide, colleges and universities are increasingly adopting intelligent learning software to incorporate self-paced components into introductory STEM courses. Student success in these courses depends not only on the previous knowledge base of the student, but also on that student's work patterns.
Our pilot studies in precalculus indicate that a student's Kolbe A™ Index may serve as a predictor for work patterns in such courses. If larger-scale studies support our initial observations, this will serve as a means of developing interventions for students who have adequate incoming knowledge, but whose natural work patterns put them at risk of performing poorly in self-paced courses.
Initial results from the pilot studies can be found in:
Khushikumari Patel, Claire Dancz, Eliza Gallagher, and Charity Watson. Work in Progress: Understanding how Action Modes® can help or hinder students in self-paced courses. Proceedings of the 2017 American Society of Engineering Education Annual Conference and Exposition, Columbus, OH, 2017.
Project team members: Eliza Gallagher, Claire Dancz, Khushi Patel,
Charity Watson
Team-Based
The ability to work effectively in teams is of increasing importance for college graduates, and faculty struggle with methods to form fair and effective teams. The Kolbe A™ Index has been widely used in the private sector for team formation.
In this project, we are examining the potential for using this third-party instrument in academic settings. A pilot study in a team-based learning biology classroom is underway, and we are actively seeking collaborators for a larger scale study. If you are interested in collaborating, please complete this survey:
Project team members: Eliza Gallagher, Claire Dancz, Staci Johnson
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