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

• Pubblicazione: Arlington, Va., : NSTA Press, c2002
• Edizione: 1st ed.
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (72 p.)
• Disciplina: 507.1
• Soggetto topico: Science - Study and teaching (Higher) - United States; Lecture method in teaching
• Note generali: Description based upon print version of record.
• Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references.
• Nota di contenuto: 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
• Sommario/riassunto: 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
• Titolo autorizzato: Innovative techniques for large-group instruction
• ISBN: 1-281-75837-X; 9786611758370; 1-935155-96-2
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Record Nr.: 9910808864603321
• Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II