Learning Task Inventories (LTIs). Exploration of Optimal Conditions to Help Students Develop, Improve and Sustain Good Study and Learning Practices

Authors

  • Stephen MacNeil Wilfrid Laurier University
  • Eileen Wood Wilfrid Laurier University
  • Lucia Zivcakova Wilfrid Laurier University
  • Robyn Glover Wilfrid Laurier University
  • Patrick Smith Wilfrid Laurier University

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.22329/celt.v7i2.3976

Abstract

To support students in an introductory organic chemistry course, scaffolding in the form of weekly Learning Task Inventories (LTIs) were introduced. LTIs are chapter-by-chapter lists of detailed learning tasks students are expected to master during the course. This paper describes efforts to effectively implement LTIs, the effect of differing implementations of LTIs on students’ final exam grades and students’ reactions to the use of LTIs.

Author Biographies

Stephen MacNeil, Wilfrid Laurier University

Stephen MacNeil is an Associate Professor of Chemistry at Wilfrid Laurier University. He has taught introductory and intermediate courses in organic chemistry for the past 10 years, striving to convince students that organic chemistry is not the horror show it is made out to be. His research is focused on improving teaching and learning of organic chemistry in higher education.

Eileen Wood, Wilfrid Laurier University

Eileen Wood is Professor of Developmental and Instructional Pscyhology at Wilfrid Laurier University. Her research interests include assessing how learners of all ages acquire, retain and retrieve information. In particular, she examines these learning demands in the classroom context and in the context of different learning technologies.

Lucia Zivcakova, Wilfrid Laurier University

Lucia Zivcakova is enrolled in the Doctoral program in Developmental Psychology at Wilfrid Laurier University. Her research examines the impact of multi-tasking on learning and academic integrity.

Robyn Glover, Wilfrid Laurier University

Robyn Glover completed an Honours BSc Chemistry Degree at Wilfrid Laurier University in 2013. In February, 2014 she will begin working on a Graduate Diploma in Teaching and Learning at the University of Canterbury in Christchurch, New Zealand.

Patrick Smith, Wilfrid Laurier University

Patrick Smith completed an Honours BSc Chemistry Degree at Wilfrid Laurier University in 2013. In September, he will begin working on a Bachelor of Education Degree at the University of Ottawa.

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Published

2014-05-26