Simple tweaks can improve student and teacher performance
Case Study
Re-thinking Education @ U of M
10
improvement in test scores
491
increase in new student relationships
1
more work for teachers & students
The University of Minnesota Challenge
Hypothesis:
Engineering study groups, 3 times over the course of the semester, will improve:
+ student performance
+ teacher engagement
+ student’s preference toward smarter study groups going forward
Testing
Group involvement, now easier than ever.
The UMN classes were re-engineered, as shown in the video. Note that NO other interventions were taken in order to prove the impact of just tweaking study groups.
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Results
“Amazing results” 4.3 out of 5
According to industry survey standards, ‘Good to Very Good’ correlates to about 3.7 out of 5. These outstanding results (albeit against a small sample) are grounds for further analysis about what would drive students in their major to select classes that use intentional study groups.
