The Connection Between Faculty Practices in Class and Students’ Time Use Out of Class

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    Jessica Ostrow Michel & Jarett D. Haley

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  3. School of Education, American University, Washington, DC, 20016, USA

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Michel, J.O., Jimenez, M., Haley, J.D. et al. The Connection Between Faculty Practices in Class and Students’ Time Use Out of Class. Innov High Educ 46, 59–76 (2021). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10755-020-09526-6

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Keywords

  • Time-on-task
  • Cognitvely responsive teaching
  • College teaching
  • Survey research
  • Assessment