Awesome. That's a great help, Scott. -M -----Original Message----- From: Team-Based Learning [mailto:[log in to unmask]] On Behalf Of Zimmerman, Scott D Sent: Wednesday, April 27, 2011 9:52 AM To: [log in to unmask] Subject: Re: Question The report to which Larry is referring is The Harvard Assessment Seminars: Exploration with Students and Faculty about Teaching, Learning, and Student Life. The key phrase from the summary (http://www2.ed.gov/about/offices/list/ope/fipse/lessons2/harv-jfk.html) is "although both men and women (and especially female science students) perform better if they work in groups, women are much more likely than men to study alone." Scott -- Scott D. Zimmerman, PhD Biomedical Sciences Department Missouri State University 417-836-6123 On 4/27/11 9:19 AM, "Larry Michaelsen" <[log in to unmask]> wrote: >Michael (and all), > >It's probably at least 10 years old but there are some findings reported >the first in a series of reports in a major study of undergraduate >students by Richard Light concluded that: >1) all students got more out of their college experience (learning and a >bunch of other stuff) if they engaged in group work but, FEMALE STUDENTS >SHOWED THE GREATEST GAINS. >2) FEMALE STUDENTS WERE LEAST LIKELY TO VOLUNTARILY form and/or join in >study groups. > >Larry > > >----- >Larry K. Michaelsen >Professor of Management >University of Central Missouri >Dockery 400G >Warrensburg, MO 64093 > >[log in to unmask] >660/429-9873 voice <---NEW ATT cell phone >660/543-8465 fax > > > >>>> "Sweet, Michael S" <[log in to unmask]> 04/27/11 7:04 AM >>> >Thanks, everyone! > >I also got this one from Jennie Ferris: > >Hello Michael, > >Here is an article that points to lower failure rates for women and >minorities within the context of the SCALE-UP project, as compared to >other physics classes at the same university. (See section F, pp. 11-12 >in particular.) Although not explicitly linked to TBL, this project that >began at North Carolina State University emphasizes learning environments >that lend themselves to team work and active and collaborative learning >for university students (round tables for groups, technologies for >collaboration, etc.). > > >Saul, J., Deardorff, D., Abbott, D., Allain, R., and Beichner, R. (2000). >Evaluating introductory physics classes in light of the ABET criteria : >an example from the SCALE-UP project (session 2380). American Society of >Engineering Education; proceedings. >http://www.ncsu.edu/PER/Articles/02ASEE2000_S-UP_Eval.pdf > >I hope this is helpful! > >Regards, >Jennie Ferris > > > > >From: [log in to unmask] [mailto:[log in to unmask]] >Sent: Tuesday, April 26, 2011 9:08 AM >To: Sweet, Michael S; [log in to unmask] >Subject: Re: Question > >This isn't TBL related, but it speaks to the question about the downsides >of traditional teaching methods for women and minorities. It might help >challenge the assumption that traditional methods are adequate for women >and minority engagement. The article focuses on legal eduction. > >Carole J. Bruckner, Realizing Grutter v. Bollinger's "Compelling >Educational Benefits of Diversity", 72 U.M.K.C. Law Review 877 (2004). > > > >Margaret Sova McCabe >Professor of Law >University of New Hampshire School of Law >2 White Street >Concord, NH 03301 >Phone 603-228-1541 >Phone Direct Dial 603-513-5261 >Fax 603-228-0386 > >>>> "Sweet, Michael S" 04/26/11 9:32 AM >>> > >She did attach it. For those who did not get an attachment, the >reference is: > >Williams Woolley, A. et al.. (2010). Evidence for a collective >intelligence factor in the performance of human groups. Science(330). >686-688. > >-M > > > > >From: Dean Parmelee [mailto:[log in to unmask]] >Sent: Tuesday, April 26, 2011 8:28 AM >To: Sweet, Michael S >Cc: [log in to unmask] >Subject: Re: Question > >Please attach article or give reference. D > >Sent from my iPad > >On Apr 26, 2011, at 9:20 AM, "Sweet, Michael S" ><[log in to unmask]<mailto:[log in to unmask]>> wrote: >Nice! :-) > >-M > > >From: Sarah Meerts [mailto:[log in to unmask]] >Sent: Tuesday, April 26, 2011 8:19 AM >To: Sweet, Michael S >Cc: [log in to unmask]<mailto:[log in to unmask]> >Subject: Re: Question > >Here's an article that shows that the collective intelligence of the >group is positively correlated with the number of females in the group, >largely because females are more socially sensitive (according to a >social sensitivity measure). Apparently, a group with more equally >distributed conversational turn-taking has a higher collective >intelligence than a group in which a few members dominate the >interactions. > >Sarah Meerts