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Record Nr.

UNINA9910462074003321

Titolo

Discipline-based education research [[electronic resource] ] : understanding and improving learning in undergraduate science and engineering / / Susan R. Singer, Natalie R. Nielsen, and Heidi A. Schweingruber, editors. ; Committee on the Status, Contributions, and Future Directions of Discipline-Based Education Research, Board on Science Education, Division of Behavioral and Social Sciences and Education, National Research Council of the Naitonal Academies

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Washington, D.C., : National Academies Press, 2012

ISBN

1-283-63631-X

0-309-25412-4

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (282 p.)

Altri autori (Persone)

SingerSusan R

NielsenNatalie R

SchweingruberHeidi A

Disciplina

507.11

Soggetti

Science - Study and teaching (Higher) - United States

Engineering - Study and teaching (Higher) - United States

Electronic books.

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references.

Nota di contenuto

""Front Matter""; ""Acknowledgments""; ""Contents""; ""In Memoriam, Michael Edward Martinez""; ""Executive Summary""; ""Section I: Status of Discipline-Based Education Research""; ""1 Introduction""; ""2 The Emergence and Current State of Discipline-Based Education Research""; ""Section II: Contributions of Discipline-Based Education Research""; ""3 Overview of Discipline-Based Education Research""; ""4 Identifying and Improving Students Conceptual Understanding in Science and Engineering""; ""5 Problem Solving, Spatial Thinking, and the Use of Representations in Science and Engineering""

""6 Instructional Strategies""""7 Some Emerging Areas of Discipline-Based Education Research""; ""Section III: Future Directions for Discipline-Based Education Research""; ""8 Translating Research into Teaching Practice: The Influence of Discipline-Based Education



Research on Undergraduate Science and Engineering Instruction""; ""9 Future Directions for Discipline-Based Education Research: Conclusions and Recommendations""; ""References""; ""Appendix: Biographical Sketches of Committee Members and Staff""