Carol Springer Sargent Educational Psychologist CPA Controllers Leadership Forum

Carol Springer Sargent, Ph.D., CPA *CPA Turned Learning Scientist*
Teaching	Professional Activities
Courses Taught: -Principles of Accounting -Intermediate Financial Accounting -Contemporary Accounting Information -Cost Accounting -Auditing -MBA Financial Analysis -MBA Cost Control -MBA Corporate Governance and Financial Analysis	Controllers Leadership Forum Networking Atlanta's Largest Corporate Controllers Forging a Bridge Between Commerce and Academia 2006 Faculty Internship at Grant Thornton Updating field skills to inform curriculum Materials Developed: E-portfolio Assignment Digital Supplemental Instruction (SI) Business Simulations
Teaching and Innovation Awards
2011 Outstanding Teacher in the PMBA Program Georgia State University, voted by PMBA class as best in overall program at graduation
2010 Best Teacher in the PMBA Program Georgia State University, voted by PMBA class as best in overall program at graduation
2010 Instructional Effectiveness Award with Co-Author, A. Faye Borthick Georgia State University (for Cognitive Conflict tasks)
2009 Outstanding Educator Award Georgia State University, voted by PMBA class as best in overall program at graduation
2008 Teaching Excellence Award Georgia State University, voted by PMBA class as best in overall program at graduation
2008 Instructional Innovation Award Georgia State University, Center for Teaching and Learning. "Just Three Minutes: An Innovation for Struggling Students."
2008 Research in Accounting Education Award AAA Teaching & Curriculum Section, funded by Ernst and Young
2008 Harvey Brightman Outstanding Teaching Innovation Robinson College of Business, Georgia State University. 2008.
2008 Crystal Apple MBA Teaching Award Georgia State University, Annual Flex MBA Program Student-Nominated Award.
2004 Instructional Innovation Award with Co-Author, A. Faye Borthick Georgia State University, Center for Teaching and Learning. Staging Critical Thinking Using Business Simulations.
2002 Outstanding Junior Faculty Award School of Accountancy, Georgia State University.
Articles and Working Papers
Download pdf file	*Sargent, C. W., and A. A. Curcio. 2012. Empirical Evidence that Formative Assessments Improve Final Exams. Journal of Legal Education* 61(3). 231-257.**
Download pdf file	Sargent, C. W., A. F. Borthick and A. R. Lederberg. 2011. Improving Retention for Principles of Accounting Students: Ultra-Short Online3 Tutorials for Motivating Effort and Improving Performance. Issues in Accounting Education. 26(4). 657-679.
Download pdf file	Springer, Carol W., and A. Faye Borthick. 2007. Improving Performance in Accounting: Evidence for Insisting on Cognitive Conflict Tasks. Issues in Accounting Education. 22(1): 1-19.
Download pdf file	Springer, Carol W., and A. Faye Borthick. 2004. Business Simulation to Stage Critical Thinking in Introductory Accounting: Rationale, Design and Implementation. Issues in Accounting Education. 19(3): 277-303.
	in press	Sargent, C. S., A. F. Borthick, A. L. Lederberg, and R. Haardörfer. In press. A low-maintenance approach to improving retention: short on-line tutorials in elementary statistics. Journal of College Student Retention: Research, Theory & Practice 15 (1).
Presented at: AAA August 2011	paper	Johnson, B. G. and C. S. Sargent. 2011. The Downside of Formulas and the Upside of Clarity: Impact of Language and Formulas on Student Performance on Cost-Volume-Profit Problems. Georgia State University.
Presented at: AAA August 2011	paper	Sargent, C.S. and R. Guymon. 2011. Does providing formulas reinforce surface approaches to learning? How formula availability impacts comprehension and transfer in standard costing. Georgia State University.
Presented at: AERA April 2004 AAA August 2010	paper	Sargent, C.S. and A. F. Borthick. 2011. Critical Thinking Leads to Improvement in General Academic Achievement a Year Later. Georgia State University.