Engaging students with course materials is a challenging aspect of teaching in higher education. This problem is particularly prevalent in graduate-level classes, where students from different ...

University computer science (CS) courses serve as important bridges into further CS study and careers in STEM. Yet many women and underrepresented students with interests in STEM turn away from these ...

In Jarek Janio’s Inside Higher Ed opinion column, “Beyond ‘Grit’ and ‘Growth Mindsets,’” Janio argues that, to promote better student learning, college instructors should ignore questions about ...

Engagement refers to the degree of attention, curiosity, or interest that a student shows when they are learning something new. Engagement can be fostered by different types of motivation—external and ...