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Yonghe Zheng - One of the best experts on this subject based on the ideXlab platform.

  • the interactive Heuristic Review mechanism a new method of assessing pioneering research projects of the national natural science foundation of china
    Research Evaluation, 2011
    Co-Authors: Yue Wang, Xiaoxuan Li, Yonghe Zheng
    Abstract:

    Peer Review has been widely used to make funding decisions for many science funding agencies. However, peer Review is often conservative and may disfavor non-conventional innovative research such as pioneering research. Based on the summarization of several funding agencies' special grant Review mechanisms for pioneering research in the USA and UK, this paper aims to propose a new method, named ‘interactive Heuristic Review mechanism’ (IHRM), which is designed to assess pioneering research projects for the National Natural Science Foundation of China. The IHRM can identify and facilitate pioneering research worthy of funding through a special forum, during which face-to-face discussions between applicants and Reviewers are allowed. Compared with the conventional grant peer-Review process, the advantages of this new method are also discussed. The IHRM could be a complementary mechanism for conventional grant peer Review. Copyright , Beech Tree Publishing.

Robert J. Thompson - One of the best experts on this subject based on the ideXlab platform.

  • Writing-to-learn in undergraduate science education: A community-based, conceptually driven approach
    CBE Life Sciences Education, 2012
    Co-Authors: Julie A. Reynolds, Christopher Thaiss, Wendy Katkin, Robert J. Thompson
    Abstract:

    Despite substantial evidence that writing can be an effective tool to promote student learning and engagement, writing-to-learn (WTL) practices are still not widely implemented in science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) disciplines, particularly at research universities. Two major deterrents to progress are the lack of a community of science faculty committed to undertaking and applying the necessary pedagogical research, and the absence of a conceptual framework to systematically guide study designs and integrate findings. To address these issues, we undertook an initiative, supported by the National Science Foundation and sponsored by the Reinvention Center, to build a community of WTL/STEM educators who would undertake a Heuristic Review of the literature and formulate a conceptual framework. In addition to generating a searchable database of empirically validated and promising WTL practices, our work lays the foundation for multi-university empirical studies of the effectiveness of WTL practices in advancing student learning and engagement.

Yue Wang - One of the best experts on this subject based on the ideXlab platform.

  • the interactive Heuristic Review mechanism a new method of assessing pioneering research projects of the national natural science foundation of china
    Research Evaluation, 2011
    Co-Authors: Yue Wang, Xiaoxuan Li, Yonghe Zheng
    Abstract:

    Peer Review has been widely used to make funding decisions for many science funding agencies. However, peer Review is often conservative and may disfavor non-conventional innovative research such as pioneering research. Based on the summarization of several funding agencies' special grant Review mechanisms for pioneering research in the USA and UK, this paper aims to propose a new method, named ‘interactive Heuristic Review mechanism’ (IHRM), which is designed to assess pioneering research projects for the National Natural Science Foundation of China. The IHRM can identify and facilitate pioneering research worthy of funding through a special forum, during which face-to-face discussions between applicants and Reviewers are allowed. Compared with the conventional grant peer-Review process, the advantages of this new method are also discussed. The IHRM could be a complementary mechanism for conventional grant peer Review. Copyright , Beech Tree Publishing.

Julie A. Reynolds - One of the best experts on this subject based on the ideXlab platform.

  • Writing-to-learn in undergraduate science education: A community-based, conceptually driven approach
    CBE Life Sciences Education, 2012
    Co-Authors: Julie A. Reynolds, Christopher Thaiss, Wendy Katkin, Robert J. Thompson
    Abstract:

    Despite substantial evidence that writing can be an effective tool to promote student learning and engagement, writing-to-learn (WTL) practices are still not widely implemented in science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) disciplines, particularly at research universities. Two major deterrents to progress are the lack of a community of science faculty committed to undertaking and applying the necessary pedagogical research, and the absence of a conceptual framework to systematically guide study designs and integrate findings. To address these issues, we undertook an initiative, supported by the National Science Foundation and sponsored by the Reinvention Center, to build a community of WTL/STEM educators who would undertake a Heuristic Review of the literature and formulate a conceptual framework. In addition to generating a searchable database of empirically validated and promising WTL practices, our work lays the foundation for multi-university empirical studies of the effectiveness of WTL practices in advancing student learning and engagement.

Xiaoxuan Li - One of the best experts on this subject based on the ideXlab platform.

  • the interactive Heuristic Review mechanism a new method of assessing pioneering research projects of the national natural science foundation of china
    Research Evaluation, 2011
    Co-Authors: Yue Wang, Xiaoxuan Li, Yonghe Zheng
    Abstract:

    Peer Review has been widely used to make funding decisions for many science funding agencies. However, peer Review is often conservative and may disfavor non-conventional innovative research such as pioneering research. Based on the summarization of several funding agencies' special grant Review mechanisms for pioneering research in the USA and UK, this paper aims to propose a new method, named ‘interactive Heuristic Review mechanism’ (IHRM), which is designed to assess pioneering research projects for the National Natural Science Foundation of China. The IHRM can identify and facilitate pioneering research worthy of funding through a special forum, during which face-to-face discussions between applicants and Reviewers are allowed. Compared with the conventional grant peer-Review process, the advantages of this new method are also discussed. The IHRM could be a complementary mechanism for conventional grant peer Review. Copyright , Beech Tree Publishing.