Improving Undergraduate Instruction In Science Technology Engineering And Mathematics

Author : National Research Council,Division of Behavioral and Social Sciences and Education,Center for Education,Committee on Undergraduate Science Education,Steering Committee on Criteria and Benchmarks for Increased Learning from Undergraduate STEM Instruction
Publisher : National Academies Press
Page : 177 pages
File Size : 46,9 Mb
Release : 2003-06-28
Category : Education
ISBN : 9780309089296

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Improving Undergraduate Instruction in Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics by National Research Council,Division of Behavioral and Social Sciences and Education,Center for Education,Committee on Undergraduate Science Education,Steering Committee on Criteria and Benchmarks for Increased Learning from Undergraduate STEM Instruction Pdf

Participants in this workshop were asked to explore three related questions: (1) how to create measures of undergraduate learning in STEM courses; (2) how such measures might be organized into a framework of criteria and benchmarks to assess instruction; and (3) how such a framework might be used at the institutional level to assess STEM courses and curricula to promote ongoing improvements. The following issues were highlighted: Effective science instruction identifies explicit, measurable learning objectives. Effective teaching assists students in reconciling their incomplete or erroneous preconceptions with new knowledge. Instruction that is limited to passive delivery of information requiring memorization of lecture and text contents is likely to be unsuccessful in eliciting desired learning outcomes. Models of effective instruction that promote conceptual understanding in students and the ability of the learner to apply knowledge in new situations are available. Institutions need better assessment tools for evaluating course design and effective instruction. Deans and department chairs often fail to recognize measures they have at their disposal to enhance incentives for improving education. Much is still to be learned from research into how to improve instruction in ways that enhance student learning.

Author : National Research Council,Division of Behavioral and Social Sciences and Education,Center for Education,Committee on Recognizing, Evaluating, Rewarding, and Developing Excellence in Teaching of Undergraduate Science, Mathematics, Engineering, and Technology
Publisher : National Academies Press
Page : 233 pages
File Size : 44,8 Mb
Release : 2003-01-19
Category : Education
ISBN : 9780309072779

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Evaluating and Improving Undergraduate Teaching in Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics by National Research Council,Division of Behavioral and Social Sciences and Education,Center for Education,Committee on Recognizing, Evaluating, Rewarding, and Developing Excellence in Teaching of Undergraduate Science, Mathematics, Engineering, and Technology Pdf

Economic, academic, and social forces are causing undergraduate schools to start a fresh examination of teaching effectiveness. Administrators face the complex task of developing equitable, predictable ways to evaluate, encourage, and reward good teaching in science, math, engineering, and technology. Evaluating, and Improving Undergraduate Teaching in Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics offers a vision for systematic evaluation of teaching practices and academic programs, with recommendations to the various stakeholders in higher education about how to achieve change. What is good undergraduate teaching? This book discusses how to evaluate undergraduate teaching of science, mathematics, engineering, and technology and what characterizes effective teaching in these fields. Why has it been difficult for colleges and universities to address the question of teaching effectiveness? The committee explores the implications of differences between the research and teaching cultures-and how practices in rewarding researchers could be transferred to the teaching enterprise. How should administrators approach the evaluation of individual faculty members? And how should evaluation results be used? The committee discusses methodologies, offers practical guidelines, and points out pitfalls. Evaluating, and Improving Undergraduate Teaching in Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics provides a blueprint for institutions ready to build effective evaluation programs for teaching in science fields.

Author : National Research Council,Division of Behavioral and Social Sciences and Education,Center for Education,Committee on Recognizing Evaluating Rewarding and Developing Excellence in Teaching of Undergraduate Science Mathematics Engineering and Technology
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 232 pages
File Size : 45,7 Mb
Release : 2002-12-19
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 0309384656

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Evaluating and Improving Undergraduate Teaching in Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics by National Research Council,Division of Behavioral and Social Sciences and Education,Center for Education,Committee on Recognizing Evaluating Rewarding and Developing Excellence in Teaching of Undergraduate Science Mathematics Engineering and Technology Pdf

Economic, academic, and social forces are causing undergraduate schools to start a fresh examination of teaching effectiveness. Administrators face the complex task of developing equitable, predictable ways to evaluate, encourage, and reward good teaching in science, math, engineering, and technology. Evaluating, and Improving Undergraduate Teaching in Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics offers a vision for systematic evaluation of teaching practices and academic programs, with recommendations to the various stakeholders in higher education about how to achieve change. What is good undergraduate teaching? This book discusses how to evaluate undergraduate teaching of science, mathematics, engineering, and technology and what characterizes effective teaching in these fields. Why has it been difficult for colleges and universities to address the question of teaching effectiveness? The committee explores the implications of differences between the research and teaching cultures-and how practices in rewarding researchers could be transferred to the teaching enterprise. How should administrators approach the evaluation of individual faculty members? And how should evaluation results be used? The committee discusses methodologies, offers practical guidelines, and points out pitfalls. Evaluating, and Improving Undergraduate Teaching in Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics provides a blueprint for institutions ready to build effective evaluation programs for teaching in science fields.

Author : National Research Council,Division of Behavioral and Social Sciences and Education,Board on Science Education,Planning Committee on Evidence on Selected Innovations in Undergraduate STEM Education
Publisher : National Academies Press
Page : 96 pages
File Size : 54,5 Mb
Release : 2011-04-19
Category : Education
ISBN : 9780309212946

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Promising Practices in Undergraduate Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics Education by National Research Council,Division of Behavioral and Social Sciences and Education,Board on Science Education,Planning Committee on Evidence on Selected Innovations in Undergraduate STEM Education Pdf

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.

Author : Nancy Kober,National Research Council (U.S.). Board on Science Education,National Research Council (U.S.). Division of Behavioral and Social Sciences and Education
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 54,6 Mb
Release : 2015
Category : Education
ISBN : 0309300436

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Reaching Students by Nancy Kober,National Research Council (U.S.). Board on Science Education,National Research Council (U.S.). Division of Behavioral and Social Sciences and Education Pdf

"Reaching Students presents the best thinking to date on teaching and learning undergraduate science and engineering. Focusing on the disciplines of astronomy, biology, chemistry, engineering, geosciences, and physics, this book is an introduction to strategies to try in your classroom or institution. Concrete examples and case studies illustrate how experienced instructors and leaders have applied evidence-based approaches to address student needs, encouraged the use of effective techniques within a department or an institution, and addressed the challenges that arose along the way."--Provided by publisher.

Author : Carl Wieman
Publisher : Harvard University Press
Page : 288 pages
File Size : 54,5 Mb
Release : 2017-05-22
Category : Science
ISBN : 9780674978928

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Improving How Universities Teach Science by Carl Wieman Pdf

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 be done—through detailed, tested strategies.

Author : National Research Council,Division of Behavioral and Social Sciences and Education,Board on Science Education,Committee on the Status, Contributions, and Future Directions of Discipline-Based Education Research
Publisher : National Academies Press
Page : 282 pages
File Size : 43,9 Mb
Release : 2012-09-27
Category : Education
ISBN : 9780309254113

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Discipline-Based Education Research by National Research Council,Division of Behavioral and Social Sciences and Education,Board on Science Education,Committee on the Status, Contributions, and Future Directions of Discipline-Based Education Research Pdf

The National Science Foundation funded a synthesis study on the status, contributions, and future direction of discipline-based education research (DBER) in physics, biological sciences, geosciences, and chemistry. DBER combines knowledge of teaching and learning with deep knowledge of discipline-specific science content. It describes the discipline-specific difficulties learners face and the specialized intellectual and instructional resources that can facilitate student understanding. Discipline-Based Education Research is based on a 30-month study built on two workshops held in 2008 to explore evidence on promising practices in undergraduate science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) education. This book asks questions that are essential to advancing DBER and broadening its impact on undergraduate science teaching and learning. The book provides empirical research on undergraduate teaching and learning in the sciences, explores the extent to which this research currently influences undergraduate instruction, and identifies the intellectual and material resources required to further develop DBER. Discipline-Based Education Research provides guidance for future DBER research. In addition, the findings and recommendations of this report may invite, if not assist, post-secondary institutions to increase interest and research activity in DBER and improve its quality and usefulness across all natural science disciples, as well as guide instruction and assessment across natural science courses to improve student learning. The book brings greater focus to issues of student attrition in the natural sciences that are related to the quality of instruction. Discipline-Based Education Research will be of interest to educators, policy makers, researchers, scholars, decision makers in universities, government agencies, curriculum developers, research sponsors, and education advocacy groups.

Author : National Science Board (U.S.). Task Committee on Undergraduate Science and Engineering Education
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 80 pages
File Size : 47,6 Mb
Release : 1986
Category : Engineering
ISBN : UOM:39015051615642

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Undergraduate Science, Mathematics and Engineering Education by National Science Board (U.S.). Task Committee on Undergraduate Science and Engineering Education Pdf

Author : Committee on Undergraduate Science Education,Board on Science Education,Division of Behavioral and Social Sciences and Education,National Research Council
Publisher : National Academies Press
Page : 102 pages
File Size : 51,5 Mb
Release : 1999-04-08
Category : Education
ISBN : 9780309592581

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Transforming Undergraduate Education in Science, Mathematics, Engineering, and Technology by Committee on Undergraduate Science Education,Board on Science Education,Division of Behavioral and Social Sciences and Education,National Research Council Pdf

Today's undergraduate students--future leaders, policymakers, teachers, and citizens, as well as scientists and engineers--will need to make important decisions based on their understanding of scientific and technological concepts. However, many undergraduates in the United States do not study science, mathematics, engineering, or technology (SME&T) for more than one year, if at all. Additionally, many of the SME&T courses that students take are focused on one discipline and often do not give students an understanding about how disciplines are interconnected or relevant to students' lives and society. To address these issues, the National Research Council convened a series of symposia and forums of representatives from SME&T educational and industrial communities. Those discussions contributed to this book, which provides six vision statements and recommendations for how to improve SME&T education for all undergraduates. The book addresses pre-college preparation for students in SME&T and the joint roles and responsibilities of faculty and administrators in arts and sciences and in schools of education to better educate teachers of K-12 mathematics, science, and technology. It suggests how colleges can improve and evaluate lower-division undergraduate courses for all students, strengthen institutional infrastructures to encourage quality teaching, and better prepare graduate students who will become future SME&T faculty.

Author : National Science Foundation (U.S.). Directorate for Education and Human Resources
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 18 pages
File Size : 43,9 Mb
Release : 1996
Category : Engineering
ISBN : STANFORD:36105029305435

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Shaping the Future by National Science Foundation (U.S.). Directorate for Education and Human Resources Pdf

Author : Yusof, Khairiyah Mohd
Publisher : IGI Global
Page : 442 pages
File Size : 43,8 Mb
Release : 2012-06-30
Category : Education
ISBN : 9781466618107

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Outcome-Based Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics Education: Innovative Practices by Yusof, Khairiyah Mohd Pdf

"This book provides insights into initiatives that enhance student learning and contribute to improving the quality of undergraduate STEM education"--Provided by publisher.

Author : Anonim
Publisher : Emerald Group Publishing
Page : 360 pages
File Size : 45,7 Mb
Release : 2015-10-20
Category : Education
ISBN : 9781784418496

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Inquiry-Based Learning for Science, Technology, Engineering, and Math (STEM) Programs by Anonim Pdf

This volume covers the many issues and concepts of how IBL can be applied to STEM programs and serves as a conceptual and practical resource and guide for educators and offers practical examples of IBL in action and diverse strategies on how to implement IBL in different contexts.

Author : National Research Council,Division of Behavioral and Social Sciences and Education,Center for Education
Publisher : National Academies Press
Page : 111 pages
File Size : 54,9 Mb
Release : 2002-02-09
Category : Education
ISBN : 9780309082785

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Enhancing Undergraduate Learning with Information Technology by National Research Council,Division of Behavioral and Social Sciences and Education,Center for Education Pdf

Enhancing Undergraduate Learning with Information Technology reports on a meeting of scientists, policy makers, and researchers convened to discuss new approaches to undergraduate science, mathematics, and technology education. The goal of the workshop was to inform workshop participants and the public about issues surrounding the use of information technology in education. To reach this goal, the workshop participants paid particular attention to the following issues: What educational technologies currently exist and how they are being used to transform undergraduate science, engineering, mathematics, and technology education; What is known about the potential future impact of information technology on teaching and learning at the undergraduate level; How to evaluate the impact of information technology on teaching and learning; and What the future might hold.

Author : National Science Board (U.S.). Task Committee on Undergraduate Science and Engineering Education
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 216 pages
File Size : 48,9 Mb
Release : 1987
Category : Engineering
ISBN : UCR:31210019513660

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Undergraduate Science, Mathematics and Engineering Education: Source materials by National Science Board (U.S.). Task Committee on Undergraduate Science and Engineering Education Pdf

Author : Dennis Adams,Mary Hamm
Publisher : Rowman & Littlefield Publishers
Page : 157 pages
File Size : 52,7 Mb
Release : 2020-06-15
Category : Education
ISBN : 9781475856736

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Shaping the Future with STEM Instruction by Dennis Adams,Mary Hamm Pdf

This book builds on an interdisciplinary approach that combines two or more of the STEM subjects. The goal is to help students see the relationship among science, technology, engineering, and mathematics. Useful ideas, activities, and lesson plans are part of the package. It is up to the teachers to encourage students to apply STEM knowledge to interesting real-world problems. Motivating ideas and activities are presented in this book. Teacher/student friendly suggestions build on collaboration, communication, critical thinking, and creativity. Creating a STEM culture in the classroom can help students learn the qualities that must be cultivated in a technology-intensive world. Innovations that radiate from the STEM subjects are driven by intellectual curiosity and the ability to act on beliefs. The future is something we can and should influence. Understanding of the STEM subjects is key to making a positive difference.