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J H Kleffner

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PubMed1997

Using collaborative learning in dental education.

Collaborative learning organizes students into small groups in which they assist each other to solve problems and integrate skills and knowledge. Students increase self-esteem and develop a more positive attitude toward learning. Collaborative learning can be used in classrooms, laboratories, and clinical settings. Learning is accomplished through small-group discussion, with students being responsible for helping each other achieve the desired learning outcomes. Instructors manage content through the design of the learning activities rather than by presenting the material in lectures.

Cooperative Behavior↗
PubMed1985

Videotape review: a valuable tool for self-assessment of teaching skills.

This paper describes the components of an instructor improvement program known as VISIT (Videotaping Instruction for Self-Assessment of Instructional Technique). Through the use of videotape recordings of classroom, laboratory or clinical teaching and observation by trained observers, faculty can pinpoint instructional strengths and problem areas, plan refinements and evaluate the impact of these refinements. Ten years of experience with VISIT indicates that post-lecture consultation sessions between the instructor and observer are vital to the success of this activity.

Educational Measurement↗
PubMed1979

Assessing the dependability of faculty observations using the generalizability coefficient.

Evaluating performance of dental students is often accomplished by faculty observation. Ratings are assigned and later translated into scores which form the basis for important decisions such as admission to dental school, course grades, or admission to graduate programs. Situational factors such as variability among faculty observers or day-to-day fluctuations in a student's performance may influence observational ratings. These situational factors can introduce error into the ratings and thereby reduce the dependability of decisions based upon the ratings. Generalizability coefficients are a recent development in educational measurement which can aid the dental educator in evaluating the degree of error present in ratings to be used for a specific purpose. In this study, dental school applicant ratings from an admissions interview are used to demonstrate the usefulness of generalizability coefficients in assessing the impact of interviewer disagreements on decisions based on these scores.

Achievement↗