Course Critiques;What Students Can Tell Us about Educational Efficacy 1

Abstract

A course critque based on a multi-channel model of education has been developed and administered to all students enrolled in behavioral science courses at the US Air Force Academy for the past three semesters. The utility of this approach is shown by data analyses at three levels: department, course and instructor. Several pedagogical implications are discussed.

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