Start with a story : the case study method of teaching college science / by Clyde Freeman Herreid.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Herreid, Clyde Freeman.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Science--Study and teaching (Higher)--United States.

Science.

Science--Study and teaching--Case studies.

Teachers--Training of--Case studies.

Teachers.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (482 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Arlington, Va. : NSTA Press, 2006.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

Introduce your students to the magic of stories-delivered through educational case studies that will help you put science into vivid context. Start With a Story offers an abundance of strategies, tips, examples, ideas, and resources to free your students (and you) from dry lecture formats. Start With a Story is a collection of more than 40 essays published primarily as columns in NSTA's member publication, Journal of College Science Teaching.

Contents:

Table of Contents; Foreword; Introduction; I-Case for Cases: We Need a New Approach; II-What are Case Studies?; III-Types of Case Studies; IV-How to Teach With Case Studies; V-Whole Class Discussion: Classical Method; VI-Small Group Methods: An Overview; VII-Problem-Based Learning; VIII-Interrupted Case Method; IX-Intimate Debate Method; X-Team-Based Learning; XI-Large Class Methods; XII-Individual Case Study Methods; XIII-Hybrid Case Methods; XIV-Directed Case Method; XV-How Not to Teach With Case Studies; XVI-How to Write Case Studies; XVII-How to Write Case Study Teaching Notes

XVIII-How to Grade Students Using Case-Based TeachingXIX-Assessment and Evaluation of the Case Study Process; XX-Future of Case Teaching; Appendix I-About the Authors; Appendix II-Original Chapter References; Index

Notes:

Includes index.

ISBN:

1-281-75824-8

9786611758240

1-933531-88-6

OCLC:

476034270

Publisher Number:

9781933531069