The Student-Centered Activities for Large Enrollment Undergraduate Programs (SCALE-UP) Project
written by
Robert J. Beichner
published by
the American Association of Physics Teachers
edited by
Edward F. Redish and Patrick Cooney
This chapter of Volume 1 of "Research-Based Reform of University Physics" describes the SCALE-UP Project. The primary goal of the SCALE-UP Project is to establish a highly collaborative, hands-on, computer-rich, interactive learning environment for large, introductory college courses. North Carolina State University and a group of more than two-dozen collaborating schools are folding together lecture and lab with multiple instructors in a way that provides an effective, economical alternative to traditional lecture-oriented instruction. The project involves the development of the pedagogy, classroom environment, and teaching materials that will support this type of learning, plus the development of new curricular materials in physics, chemistry, and biology. This resource focuses on the calculus-based introductory physics part of the effort. Included is a section on the theoretical basis for the SCALE-UP structure (applied and cognitive research), to explain how this instructional strategy is producing significant gains in conceptual understanding and higher student success rates, especially for females and minorities. This chapter highlights the development of the SCALE-UP pedagogy, classroom environment, and teaching materials for calculus-based introductory physics at North Carolina State University.
Reviews in PER: Volume 1, Issue 1
Book Title:
Research-Based Reform of University Physics
Series Name: Reviews in PER
<a href="https://www.compadre.org/introphys/items/detail.cfm?ID=4517">Beichner, Robert. "The Student-Centered Activities for Large Enrollment Undergraduate Programs (SCALE-UP) Project." In Research-Based Reform of University Physics. Edited by Edward F. Redish, and Patrick Cooney. College Park: American Association of Physics Teachers, 2007.</a>
R. Beichner, , in Research-Based Reform of University Physics, edited by E. Redish and P. Cooney, (American Association of Physics Teachers, College Park, 2007), Vol. 1, WWW Document, (https://www.compadre.org/Repository/document/ServeFile.cfm?ID=4517&DocID=183).
R. Beichner, The Student-Centered Activities for Large Enrollment Undergraduate Programs (SCALE-UP) Project, in Research-Based Reform of University Physics, edited by E. Redish and P. Cooney, (American Association of Physics Teachers, College Park, 2007), Vol. 1, <https://www.compadre.org/Repository/document/ServeFile.cfm?ID=4517&DocID=183>.
Beichner, R. (2007). The Student-Centered Activities for Large Enrollment Undergraduate Programs (SCALE-UP) Project. In Redish, E., & Cooney, P. (Eds.), Research-Based Reform of University Physics (1). College Park: American Association of Physics Teachers. Retrieved September 8, 2024, from https://www.compadre.org/Repository/document/ServeFile.cfm?ID=4517&DocID=183
Beichner, Robert. "The Student-Centered Activities for Large Enrollment Undergraduate Programs (SCALE-UP) Project." In Research-Based Reform of University Physics. Edited by Edward F. Redish, and Patrick Cooney. College Park: American Association of Physics Teachers, 2007. https://www.compadre.org/Repository/document/ServeFile.cfm?ID=4517&DocID=183 (accessed 8 September 2024).
Beichner, Robert. "The Student-Centered Activities for Large Enrollment Undergraduate Programs (SCALE-UP) Project." Research-Based Reform of University Physics. Eds. Redish, Edward F., and Patrick Cooney. Vol. 1. College Park: American Association of Physics Teachers, 2007. 1 Apr. 2007. 8 Sep. 2024 <https://www.compadre.org/Repository/document/ServeFile.cfm?ID=4517&DocID=183>.
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