Innovative techniques for large-group instruction : an NSTA Press journals collection.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

National Science Teachers Association.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

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

Science.

Lecture method in teaching.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (72 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Arlington, Va. : NSTA Press, c2002.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

Size does matter. When you're faced with a class of 50, 150, or even 250 college students, it's tough to head off boredom - much less promote higher-order thinking and inquiry skills. But it's not impossible, thanks to the professor-tested techniques in this collection of 14 articles from the Journal of College Science Teaching . The book starts by examining what research shows about the effectiveness of popular teaching styles. ( Surprise : Lectures don't stimulate active learning.) From there, the authors offer proven alternatives that range from small-scale innovations to completely revampe

Contents:

CONTENTS; Acknowledgments; Introduction; SCI Links; How Do College Students Best Learn Science?; Are We Cultivating 'Couch Potatoes' in Our College Science Lectures?; Getting There from Here; Constructing Knowledge in the Lecture Hall; Active Learning in the Lecture Hall; The Lecture Facilitator: Sorcerer's Apprentice; Facilitating the Reading/Discussion Connection in the Interactive Classroom; A Peer-Reviewed Research Assignment for Large Classes; An Interactive Lecture Notebook-Twelve Ways to Improve Students' Grades

Using E-mail to Improve Communication in the Introductory Science ClassroomUsing Internet Class Notes and PowerPoint in the Physical Geology Lecture; Creating Direct Channels of Communication; Using Action Research to Bring the Large Class Down to Size; Gauging Students' Learning in the Classroom

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references.

ISBN:

1-281-75837-X

9786611758370

1-935155-96-2

OCLC:

476177752