IDEA Papers

These titles are available to faculty upon request.  Please call 651-2298 for more information.  Many of these titles are available online at: http://www.idea.ksu.edu/products/Papers.html

IDEA Paper #1:  

"Motivating Students"

IDEA Paper #2:  

"Are Student Ratings of Teacher Effectiveness Valid?

IDEA Paper #3:  

"Improving Academic Advising"

IDEA Paper #4:  

"Classroom Observation Techniques"

IDEA Paper #5:  

 "Using Simulation Games in the College Classroom"

IDEA Paper #6:  

"Reliability, Validity, and Generalizability of Student Ratings of Instruction"

IDEA Paper #7:  

"A Guide to Clinical Performance Testing"

IDEA Paper #8:  

"Questioning in the College Classroom"

IDEA Paper #9:  

"Teaching Decision-Making with Guided Design"

IDEA Paper #10:  

"Recruiting and Retaining Older Students: Institutional and Faculty Roles"

IDEA Paper #11:  

"Growth Contracting for Faculty Development"

IDEA Paper #12:  

"Court Challenges to Tenure, Promotion, and Retention Decisions"

IDEA Paper #13:  

"The Feedback Lecture"

IDEA Paper #14:  

"Improving Lectures"

IDEA Paper #15:  

"Improving Discussions"

IDEA Paper #16:  

"Improving Multiple-Choice Tests"

IDEA Paper #17:  

"Improving Essay Tests"

IDEA Paper #18:  

"Matching Instructional Objectives, Subject Matter, Tests, and Score Interpretations"

IDEA Paper #19:  

"Improving College Grading"

IDEA Paper #20:  

"Student Ratings of Teaching: A Summary of the Research"

IDEA Paper #21:  

"Defining and Evaluating College Teaching"

IDEA Paper #22:  

"Student Ratings of Teaching: Recommendations for Use"

IDEA Paper #23:  

"Improving Students' Listening Skills"

IDEA Paper #24:  

"Improving Instructors' Speaking Skills"

IDEA Paper #25:  

"Improving Student Writing"

IDEA Paper #26:  

"Improving Student Reading"

IDEA Paper #27:  

"Writing a Syllabus"

IDEA Paper #28:  

"Periodicals Related to College Teaching"

IDEA Paper #29:  

"Teaching Adult Students"

IDEA Paper #30:  

"Readings to Improve Selected Teaching Methods"

IDEA Paper #31:  

"Answering and Asking Questions"

IDEA Paper #32:  

"Student Ratings of Teaching: The Research Revisited"

IDEA Paper #33:  

"Developing an Effective Faculty Evaluation System"

IDEA Paper #34:  

"Focus On Active, Meaningful Learning"

IDEA Paper #35:  

"Department Level Assessment: Promoting Continuous Improvement"

IDEA Paper #36:  

"Appraising Teaching Effectiveness: Beyond Student Ratings"

September 1997:  

"Exchange" 


Other IDEA Publications:
Many of these titles are available online at: http://www.idea.ksu.edu/resources/index.html

"ANSWERING AND ASKING QUESTIONS A Practical Guide for IDEA Users"
"ON GUIDING (NOT LEADING) DISCUSSIONS A Practical Guide for IDEA Users"
"Practitioners' Views on . . . INSTRUCTIONAL GUIDES IN "COLLEGE TEACHING: THE PURDUE THREE-STAGE MODEL"
"Practitioners' Views on . . . INTERDISCIPLINARY STUDIES AT THE COLLEGE LEVEL"
"Practitioners' Views on . . . TEACHING THE LARGE INTRODUCTORY COLLEGE COURSE"
"Practitioners' Views on . . . TEACHING WITH AUDIO-VISUAL AIDS"
"PREPARING EXAMINATIONS" A Practical Guide for IDEA Users"
"USING AUDIO-VISUALS A Practical Guide for IDEA Users"
IDEA Technical Report #1: "Development of the IDEA System"
IDEA Technical Report #4: "Description of IDEA Standard Form Data Base"
IDEA Technical Report #5: "Description of IDEA Short (Evaluation) Form Data Base"
IDEA Technical Report #6: "Comparative Data by Academic Field"
IDEA Technical Report #7: "Description of Database for the IDEA Diagnostic Form"
IDEA Technical Report #8: "Comparative Data by Academic Field"
IDEA Technical Report #9: "Description of Database for the IDEA Diagnostic Form"
IDEA Technical Report #10: "Comparative Data by Academic Field"       

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