Melanie Butler
Biographic Data
| ID | 6561384 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Melanie Butler |
| GIVEN NAMES | Melanie |
| FAMILY NAME | Butler |
| SIGNATURE | BUTLER M |
| AFFILIATIONS | University of British Columbia |
| ORCID | 0009-0002-4743-1003 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 6 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 1 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 6 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 1991 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2025 |
| H-INDEX | 1 |
Alternative grading systems and student outcomes: A comparative analysis of motivation, enjoyment, engagement, stress, and perceptions of final grades
This study explores the impact of three alternative grading systems—specifications grading, standards-based grading (SBG), and ungrading—on student motivation, engagement, stress, enjoyment, and perceptions of fairness. Quantitative and qualitative analyses were conducted with students from mathematics, computer science, and statistics courses. Results indicate that SBG fosters higher motivation and engagement (61%) compared to specifications (44…
‘Born This Way’: Media and Youth Identities in Uganda’s Kuchu Community
Beyond the bustle of Kampala’s chaotic streets lie the quiet compounds of the city’s main industry: the NGOs. Secreted behind barbed gates and broken-glass-encrusted walls, the ‘development industry’ churns away, producing reports and staging workshops, cashing its cheques from philanthropists, foundations and Western governments, and building its own empire of technocrats (aka ‘civil society’) within the cosmopolitan bubble of Uganda’s capital c…
 Born This Wayâ
A matched-pairs study of interactive computer laboratory activities in a liberal arts math course
This paper details the culmination of a large, multi-year study on the effects of an interactive computer laboratory component in a large liberal arts math course at a state university. After several semesters of piloting these laboratory activities in the course, one of two sections, taught by the same senior instructor, was randomly selected to devote approximately one-third of class time to these activities. The other section was used as a con…
Canadian women and the (re)production of women in Afghanistan
Canadian women have been at the forefront of the international movement for women's rights in Afghanistan since the rise of the Taliban in the late 1990s. Focusing on the prominent group Canadian Women for Women in Afghanistan (CW4WAfghan), this paper looks at the role its advocacy assumes in the context of the ‘War on Terror’. In Canada, as in the United States, government agencies have justified the military invasion of Afghanistan by revitaliz…
What the summer schools did next
A report on recent trends around the world during the annual peak season for EFL courses
Canadian women and the (re)production of women in Afghanistan
Canadian women have been at the forefront of the international movement for women's rights in Afghanistan since the rise of the Taliban in the late 1990s. Focusing on the prominent group Canadian Women for Women in Afghanistan (CW4WAfghan), this paper looks at the role its advocacy assumes in the context of the ‘War on Terror’. In Canada, as in the United States, government agencies have justified the military invasion of Afghanistan by revitaliz…
What the summer schools did next
A report on recent trends around the world during the annual peak season for EFL courses
Canadian women and the (re)production of women in Afghanistan
Canadian women have been at the forefront of the international movement for women's rights in Afghanistan since the rise of the Taliban in the late 1990s. Focusing on the prominent group Canadian Women for Women in Afghanistan (CW4WAfghan), this paper looks at the role its advocacy assumes in the context of the ‘War on Terror’. In Canada, as in the United States, government agencies have justified the military invasion of Afghanistan by revitaliz…
A matched-pairs study of interactive computer laboratory activities in a liberal arts math course
This paper details the culmination of a large, multi-year study on the effects of an interactive computer laboratory component in a large liberal arts math course at a state university. After several semesters of piloting these laboratory activities in the course, one of two sections, taught by the same senior instructor, was randomly selected to devote approximately one-third of class time to these activities. The other section was used as a con…
‘Born This Way’: Media and Youth Identities in Uganda’s Kuchu Community
Beyond the bustle of Kampala’s chaotic streets lie the quiet compounds of the city’s main industry: the NGOs. Secreted behind barbed gates and broken-glass-encrusted walls, the ‘development industry’ churns away, producing reports and staging workshops, cashing its cheques from philanthropists, foundations and Western governments, and building its own empire of technocrats (aka ‘civil society’) within the cosmopolitan bubble of Uganda’s capital c…
 Born This Wayâ
Alternative grading systems and student outcomes: A comparative analysis of motivation, enjoyment, engagement, stress, and perceptions of final grades
This study explores the impact of three alternative grading systems—specifications grading, standards-based grading (SBG), and ungrading—on student motivation, engagement, stress, enjoyment, and perceptions of fairness. Quantitative and qualitative analyses were conducted with students from mathematics, computer science, and statistics courses. Results indicate that SBG fosters higher motivation and engagement (61%) compared to specifications (44…
Computer Science (3 works) · Mathematics education (3 works) · Psychology (3 works) · History (2 works) · Law (2 works) · Political science (2 works) · Sociology (2 works) · Afghan (1 works) · African history and culture studies (1 works) · African Sexualities and LGBTQ+ Issues (1 works)