Background: Mental health issues are increasing in higher education and finding ways for
students to get help when needed is important. Objective: We tested if the tone of a short …

There have been few studies assessing students' use and perception of traditional teacher-
centered syllabi versus learner-centered syllabi. Therefore, we compared students' …

This study aims at investigating the impact of brain-based learning on the retention of
English language knowledge amongst young adult learners. The participants were …

Strong faculty–student relationships are an important predictor of student retention and
success in higher education. Faculty often work to establish these relationships by …

The college course syllabus provides students with not only practical information and
expectations but also first impressions. We hypothesized that syllabus graphics, length, and …

The ability to communicate effectively through writing is an important goal for most
psychology instructors (Ishak & Salter, 2017). There are many reasons why writing holds …

An effective syllabus is a valuable component of overall course design that contributes to
student success in a course. There has been much fanfare about visually rich “graphic” …

Recently, my colleagues and I developed evidence-based model teaching competencies for
college and university teachers (Richmond, Boysen, & Gurung, 2016). In this chapter, I …