In an era of increased accountability in assessing student learning outcomes, greater emphasis has been focused on factors that influence student learning. In this paper we examine the impact of instructional methods and information technology on student learning styles, all critical factors affecting student learning. A research framework that suggests the relationship of instructional process...

Students and instructors would benefit from a graphical display of student proficiency throughout a course. However, valid and reliable proficiency estimates based on modern statistical techniques require data that are not usually collected in traditional instruction. For example, problems that students solve on tests and homeworks may not be properly equated to a vertical scale; building a tru...

These programs would be excellent additions to a medical school physiology course, either integrated into the curriculum or made available as an additional teaching aid to interested students. They use the full potential of computers as an educational tool and offer another important means of teaching crucial topics students often find difficult. One disk for the IBM PC/ XT/AT. No price. Medica...

Chronic cholestasis results in liver injury and eventually liver failure. Although ursodeoxycholic acid (UDCA) showed limited benefits in primary biliary cirrhosis, there is an urgent need to develop alternative therapy for chronic cholestatic disorders. Previous studies from our laboratory demonstrated that all-trans-retinoic acid (atRA) is a potent suppressor of CYP7A1, the rate-limiting enzy...

Fully automated test-based grading is crucial to cope with large numbers of student homework code. AuDoscore extends JUnit and keeps the task of creating exercises and corresponding grading tests simple. Students have a set of public smoke tests available. Grading also uses additional secret tests that check the submission more intensely. AuDoscore ensures that submissions cannot call libraries...