PURPOSE OF THE STUDY There are few studies on the value of authoring questions as a study method, the quality of the questions produced by students and student perceptions of student-authored question banks. Here we evaluate PeerWise, a widely used and free online resource that allows students to author, answer and discuss multiple-choice questions. STUDY DESIGN We introduced two undergraduat...

This paper describes the use of web-based adaptive learning modules to improve student mastery of computer engineering concepts. Adaptive learning is an exciting pedagogical approach that can provide individual instruction to students by dynamically altering the difficulty of content based on an ongoing assessment of the students’ capability. This technique has recently become practical for lar...

Anecdotal evidence implies that students use library spaces for spiritual practices at many colleges and universities. Using focus groups, the authors investigated students' prayer behaviors on four regional campuses of a large research university, asking questions about frequency prayer, campus areas used devotions, ideal space. Students all religious or observances. However, they indicated ro...