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Active Learning: Pathways to Higher Order Thinking at UT Arlington

[WORKING ITERATIVE DRAFT – 10/31/06]

Table of Contents

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I. Executive Summary

II. Institutional Context

A. Overview: The QEP and UT Arlington’s Mission and Culture

B. Establishing a Baseline for Understanding the UT Arlington Educational Experience Before Commencing the QEP

1. Demographics of UT Arlington’s Students
2. Graduation Rates
3. University-Wide Assessments
4. A Baseline for Moving Forward

III. Developing the QEP

A. Process, Part I: Identifying the Theme – Active Learning

B. The Theoretical Foundations of Active Learning

C. Process, Part II: Identifying Student Learning – Higher Order Thinking Skills

D. Higher Order Thinking Skills in the UT Arlington Context

E. Process, Part III: Preparing for the QEP

IV. Achieving the QEP’s Objectives

A. Overall QEP Design Rationale: Selection Design, Goal, Hypotheses, and Assessment Strategies

1. Rationale for the Design of UT Arlington’s QEP
2. The Goal of the QEP
3. The Hypotheses
4. Assessment Strategies

a. Classroom Assessment of the Pilot Projects
b. Program-Level Assessment of the Pilot Projects
c. University-Level Assessment of the Pilot Projects

B. Implementation and Timeline

C. Additional Components of the QEP

1. Other University-Wide Efforts: Continued Engagement of the Faculty and Academic Community
2. Management Structure
3. QEP Budget
4. Evaluation of QEP: Class and University-Wide

D. Replication, Expansion, and Innovation in Year 4 and Beyond

E. Institutionalization: Assessment Rubric

V. Conclusion
VI. References
VII. Appendices

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