Improving How Universities Teach Science : Lessons from the Science Education Initiative /

Too many universities remain wedded to outmoded ways of teaching. Too few departments ask whether what happens in their lecture halls is effective at helping students to learn and how they can encourage their faculty to teach better. But real change is possible, and Carl Wieman shows us how it can b...

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Hlavní autor: Wieman, Carl (Autor)
Médium: E-kniha
Jazyk:angličtina
Vydáno: Cambridge, MA : Harvard University Press, 2017
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ISBN:9780674978911
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  • Frontmatter
  • Contents
  • Introduction
  • 1. The Vision
  • 2. The SEI Model for Achieving Change
  • 3. The Process of Making Change
  • 4. Science Education Specialists: Agents of Change
  • 5. What Was Achieved and What We Learned
  • 6. The Post- Mortem: What Worked, What Didn't, and Why Coda
  • Appendix 1: SEI Course Transformation Guide
  • Appendix 2: Guide to Interviewing Students and Faculty
  • Appendix 3: Examples of SES Advertisements and Interview Questions
  • Appendix 4: Sample Questions for SES Interviews
  • Notes
  • Acknowledgments
  • Index