Specifications-Based Grading for Assessing Student Learning part of Teaching Computation with MATLAB:MATLAB Workshop 2018:Essays
Kristi Closser, California State University-Fresno
Kristi Closser, California State University-Fresno What is the difference between a student who receives a 79% in a course and one who gets 80%? At my university, we do not have +/- designations associated with ...

The Role of Computation in 21st Century part of Teaching Computation with MATLAB:MATLAB Workshop 2019:Essays
Today, perhaps the most desired skill required is computation. We see the application of computation in Physics, Engineering, Computer Science, and Computer aided drug design, financial models, earth observations, ...

Computation and Assessment part of Teaching Computation with MATLAB:MATLAB Workshop 2018:Essays
Michael Groves, California State University-Fullerton
Michael Groves, Chemistry and Biochemistry, California State University-Fullerton I teach quantum mechanics, thermodynamics, kinetics and statistical mechanics. These courses typically have problems that are very ...

Students are not unit tests: providing assessment that is fair across students with different types of skills part of Teaching Computation with MATLAB:MATLAB Workshop 2018:Essays
Benjamin Bratton, Vanderbilt University
Benjamin Bratton, Molecular Biology, Princeton University My main instructional responsibility is in helping teach a course called "Integrated Science Curriculum" a transdisciplinary approach to teaching ...

Alleviating computational anxiety of chemistry students part of Teaching Computation with MATLAB:MATLAB Workshop 2017:Essays
Kristi Closser, California State University-Fresno
Kristina Danielle Closser, Chemistry, California State University-Fresno I recently started a tenure-track position at Fresno State in the chemistry department. Currently, I am teaching a computational chemistry ...

Integration enhances learning across the curriculum part of Teaching Computation with MATLAB:MATLAB Workshop 2016:Essays
William Cluett, University of Toronto
William Cluett, Chemical Engineering & Applied Chemistry, University of Toronto In 2009, I participated in the creation and delivery of a new half-course for first year Engineering Science[1] students at the ...