An Activity-based Curriculum for Large Introductory Physics Classes: The SCALE-UP Project

Saul, Jeffrey; Beichner, Robert J.

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An Activity-based Curriculum for Large Introductory Physics Classes: The SCALE-UP Project

written by Jeffrey Saul and Robert J. Beichner

This article offers a description of the activities involved in the Student-Centered Activities for Large Enrollment Undergraduate Programs (SCALE-UP) Project and describes some of the successes the program has seen in classrooms over the last three years. SCALE-UP offers instructors of large introductory science classes an economical and effective alternative to the lecture/laboratory format. This program combines lecture and laboratory in an approach that uses technology and minimal lecturing to create a highly collaborative, technology-rich, hands-on, interactive learning environment. In addition to developing classroom designs and management techniques, the project involves the development, evaluation, and dissemination of curricular materials for introductory physics that support this type of learning.

Physics Education Research Conference 2001
Part of the PER Conference series
Rochester, New York: July 25-26, 2001

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Published: July 26, 2001

Subjects	Levels	Resource Types
Education Practices - Active Learning = Cooperative Learning - Curriculum Development = Course - Learning Environment - Pedagogy	- Lower Undergraduate	- Reference Material = Research study

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Mirror:: https://doi.org/10.1119/perc.2001…
Access Rights:: Free access
Restriction:: © 2001 Jeffery M. Saul and Robert J. Beichner
DOI:: 10.1119/perc.2001.pr.016
FiPSE Grants:: P116B000659; PB116B71905
NSF Numbers:: 9981107; 9752313
Keywords:: PERC 2001, SCALE-UP, cooperative learning, learning environment, problem solving skills, research-based instruction
Record Creator:: Metadata instance created September 27, 2006 by Lyle Barbato
Record Updated:: February 16, 2016 by Lyle Barbato
Last Update when Cataloged:: July 26, 2001
Other Collections:: The PER-Central

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