Handbook of college science teaching /

Are you still using 20th century techniques to teach science to 21st century students? Update your practices as you learn about current theory and research with the authoritative new Handbook of College Science Teaching. The Handbook offers models of teaching and learning that go beyond the typical...

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Other Authors: Mintzes, Joel J., Leonard, William H., 1941-
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:English
Published: Arlington, Va. : NSTA Press, ©2006.
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Online Access:CONNECT
Table of Contents:
  • Science anxiety : research and action / Jeffry V. Mallow
  • Improving student attitudes toward biology / Donald P. French and Connie P. Russell
  • Motivation to learn in college science / Shawn M. Glynn and Thomas R. Koballa, Jr.
  • Experiential learning in a large introductory biology course / Marvin Druger
  • Strategies for interactive engagement in large lecture science survey classes / Timothy F. Slater, Edward E. Prather, and Michael Zeilik
  • Undergraduate research in science : not just for scientists anymore / Sandra Laursen [and others]
  • Concept mapping in college science / Joel J. Mintzes
  • Peer instruction : making science engaging / Jessica L. Rosenberg, Mercedes Lorenzo, and Eric Mazur
  • Open laboratories in college science / Susan Godbey, Tom Otieno, and Daniel Tofan
  • New physics teaching and assessment : laboratory- and technology-enhanced active learning / Robert J. Beichner, Yehudit Judy Dori, and John Belcher
  • Developing scientific reasoning patterns in college biology / Anton E. Lawson
  • Learning science and the science of learning / Joseph D. Novak
  • The impact of a conceptually sequenced genetics unit in an introductory college biology course / Linda W. Crow and Julie Harless
  • Do introductory science courses select for effort or aptitude? / Randy Moore
  • Active learning in the college science classroom / Catherine Ueckert and Julie Gess-Newsome
  • Incorporating primary literature into science learning / Brian Rybarczyk
  • Fieldwork : new directions and exemplars in informal science education research / James H. Wandersee and Renee M. Clary
  • Using case studies to teach science / Clyde Freeman Herreid
  • Mating Darwin with Dickinson : how writing creative poetry in biology helps students think critically and build personal connections to course content / Jerry A. Waldvogel
  • Constructive-developmental pedagogy in chemistry / Maureen A. Scharberg
  • Converting your lab from verification to inquiry / Donald P. French and Connie P. Russell
  • Technology-enriched learning environments in university chemistry / Miri Barak
  • Animating your lecture / Donald P. French
  • Instructional technology : a review of research and recommendations for use / Timothy Champion and Andrea Novicki
  • Web-based practice and assessment systems in science / David W. Brooks and Kent J. Crippen
  • Teaching students to evaluate the accuracy of science information on the Internet / Jory P. Weintraub
  • Science, technology, and the learning disabled : a review of the literature / Karen Benn Marshall
  • Diversity in the physical science curriculum : the intellectual challenge / Catherine H. Middlecamp
  • Incorporating cultural diversity into college science / Michael A. Fidanza
  • Alternative conceptions : new directions and exemplars in college science education research / James H. Wandersee and Jewel J. Reuter
  • Applying conceptual change strategies to college science teaching / Luli Stern, Tamar Yechieli, and Joseph Nussbaum
  • Ensuring that college graduates are science literate : implications of K-12 benchmarks and standards / Jo Ellen Roseman and Mary Koppal
  • The high-school-to-college transition in science / Wilson J. González-Espada and Rosita L. Napoleoni-Milán
  • Factors influencing success in introductory college science / Robert H. Tai, Philip M. Sadler, and John F. Loehr
  • Assessment practices in college science : trends from the National Study of Postsecondary Faculty / Karleen Goubeaud
  • Making choices about teaching and learning science / Linda C. Hodges
  • Science and civic engagement : changing perspectives from Dewey to DotNets / Trace Jordan
  • Using research on teaching to improve student learning / William H. Leonard.