Promising practices in undergraduate science, technology, engineering, and mathematics education : summary of two workshops / Natalie Nielsen, rapporteur ; Planning Committee on Evidence on Selected Innovations in Undergraduate STEM Education, Board on Science Education, Division of Behavioral and Social Sciences and Education, National Research Council of the National Academies.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Nielsen, Natalie, 1966-

National Research Council (U.S.). Planning Committee on Evidence on Selected Innovations in Undergraduate STEM Education.

National Academies Press (U.S.)

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Science--Study and teaching (Higher)--Congresses.

Science.

Technology--Study and teaching (Higher)--Congresses.

Technology.

Engineering--Study and teaching (Higher)--Congresses.

Engineering.

Mathematics--Study and teaching (Higher)--Congresses.

Mathematics.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (97 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Other Title:

Promising practices in undergraduate STEM education

Place of Publication:

Washington, D.C. : National Academies Press, c2011.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

Numerous teaching, learning, assessment, and institutional innovations in undergraduate science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) education have emerged in the past decade. Because virtually all of these innovations have been developed independently of one another, their goals and purposes vary widely. Some focus on making science accessible and meaningful to the vast majority of students who will not pursue STEM majors or careers; others aim to increase the diversity of students who enroll and succeed in STEM courses and programs; still other efforts focus on reforming the overall curriculum in specific disciplines. In addition to this variation in focus, these innovations have been implemented at scales that range from individual classrooms to entire departments or institutions. By 2008, partly because of this wide variability, it was apparent that little was known about the feasibility of replicating individual innovations or about their potential for broader impact beyond the specific contexts in which they were created. The research base on innovations in undergraduate STEM education was expanding rapidly, but the process of synthesizing that knowledge base had not yet begun. If future investments were to be informed by the past, then the field clearly needed a retrospective look at the ways in which earlier innovations had influenced undergraduate STEM education. To address this need, the National Research Council (NRC) convened two public workshops to examine the impact and effectiveness of selected STEM undergraduate education innovations. This volume summarizes the workshops, which addressed such topics as the link between learning goals and evidence; promising practices at the individual faculty and institutional levels; classroom-based promising practices; and professional development for graduate students, new faculty, and veteran faculty. The workshops concluded with a broader examination of the barriers and opportunities associated with systemic change.-- Source other than the Lib. of Congress

Contents:

""Front Matter""; ""Acknowledgments""; ""Contents""; ""1 Introduction""; ""2 Linking Learning Goals and Evidence""; ""3 Surveying Promising Practices""; ""4 Scenario-, Problem-, and Case-Based Teaching and Learning""; ""5 Assessment to Guide Teaching and Learning""; ""6 Structuring the Learning Environment""; ""7 Faculty Professional Development""; ""8 Systemic Change: Barriers and Opportunities""; ""References""; ""Appendix A: June Workshop Agenda and Participants List""; ""Appendix B: October Workshop Agenda and Participants List""

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references (p. 69-73).

ISBN:

0-309-21294-4

1-283-08162-8

9786613081629

0-309-18724-9

OCLC:

923283364