Framework
The Teaching Practices Inventory: eight categories
What a 72-item survey asks about a science or maths lecture course
The eight categories of the Teaching Practices Inventory, a 72-item self-report survey by Carl Wieman and Sarah Gilbert for describing teaching in undergraduate science and maths lecture courses. Programme directors and QA staff can use it to see which research-based practices a course or department uses, then check the self-report against observation or student feedback. Koji can collect the student side of the same evidence through course evaluation interviews.
What's in this framework
- Course information: Learning goals and how the course connects to other courses.
- Supporting materials: Lecture notes, worked examples, videos and practice problems.
- In-class features and activities: Small-group discussion, clicker questions and time spent on student work.
- Assignments: How often, what kind, and whether students work together.
- Feedback and testing: How quickly students get feedback, and whether there are low-stakes tests.
- Other: Diagnostics, pre and post testing, and asking students about their study habits.
- Training and guidance of TAs
- Collaboration or sharing in teaching: For example, using or adapting colleagues' materials.
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