Suggestion 110. Have students solve problems at the board

IF YOU WANT TO:

• Have students apply concepts to demonstrate understanding

Having students solve problems at the board.

A faculty member who teaches quantitative methods calls on students to come up to the board to solve problems. Each student is permitted to bring a fellow student as a "coach" so that he or she is not put on the spot. At the beginning of the term the problems are based on homework assignments. Toward the end of the term, they are based on impromptu examples. This method increases student discussion and interaction and encourages students to pay close attention in class.

Limitations on Use of Suggestion

  Discipline:  Courses involving quantitative reasoning
Course Level:  None
 Course Size:  None
        Mode:  None

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