Q. What is the structure of the database?
A. The database is structured into five major categories, all of which have first order categories and many have second and third order categories. Each article within the database has been evaluated in these categories. For definitions of the the catetgories and the methods used to assign an article to a category, click on the major category of interest. The major caterogies are:
These categories and their subcategories are detailed below. For definitions of the sub-catetgories, click on the sub-category of interest.
INTERVENTION
- Use of Student Retention Interventions
- Use of Assessment Strategies
- Use of Educational Technologies
- Use of Specific Teaching/Learning Techniques
SUBJECT/CONTENT AREA
- Computing major
- Engineering major
- Engineering fundamentals
- Design courses or laboratory courses
- Social sciences
- Humanities
STUDY CHARACTERISTICS
- Who
- What
- Subject/Content area (see above)
- Where
- How
EVALUATION
- Teaching/learning (including educational technology, communication and information technology, and development of professional skills)
- Student assessment
- Student retention
- Meta Analysis
OUTCOMES
- Attitude
- Change in attitude
- Positive attitude
- Academic achievement
- Communications skills
- Oral
- Written
- Creative thinking
- Design skills
- Engagement
- Higher order thiking skills
- Student learning
- Laboratory skills/Reserch skills
- Problem solving skills
- Retention
- Course
- Major
- College/university
- Teams
- Team learning
- Team skills
- Utility of assessment instrument
- Knowledge about student progress
Each Outcome is coded as one of the following: