ERIC Number: EJ817221
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2008-Oct
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Another View: In Defense of Vigor over Rigor in Classroom Demonstrations
Dunn, Dana S.
Teaching of Psychology, v35 n4 p349-352 Oct 2008
Scholarship of teaching and learning (SoTL) demands greater empirical rigor on the part of authors and the editorial process than ever before. Although admirable and important, I worry that this increasing rigor will limit opportunities and outlets for a form of pedagogical vigor--the publication of simple, experiential, but empirically unvalidated classroom demonstrations. I explain my concerns, offer reasons why validation is not always possible, discuss possible critiques of my position, and close with suggestions and a modest plea for maintaining this alternative form of SoTL. (Contains 2 notes.)
Descriptors: Editing, Scholarship, Instruction, Demonstrations (Educational), Teaching Methods, Higher Education, Publications, Psychology
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Education Level: Higher Education
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Language: English
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