C. O'Donnell, E. Prather, and P. Behroozi, J. Coll. Sci. Teaching, 50 (3), 68-77 (2021).
- Astronomy / Astronomy Education / Curricula
- Astronomy / Astronomy Education / Education Research
- Education Foundations / Alternative Conceptions
- Education Foundations / Cognition / Cognition Development
- Education Foundations / Learning Theory / Cognitive Apprenticeship
- Education Foundations / Student Characteristics / Affect
- Education Foundations / Student Characteristics / Skills
- Education Practices / Active Learning / Cooperative Learning
- Education Practices / Active Learning / Peer Instruction
- Education Practices / Curriculum Development / Course
General education college astronomy courses offer instructors both a unique audience and a unique challenge. For many students, such a course may be their first time encountering a…
L. Ding, R. Chabay, and B. Sherwood, J. Res. Sci. Teaching, 50 (6), 722 - 747 (2013).
- Classical Mechanics / Work and Energy
- General Physics / Collections / Introductory Mechanics
- Education Foundations / Assessment / Conceptual Assessment
- Education Practices / Curriculum Development
We investigated students' conceptual learning of energy topics in an innovative college-level introductory mechanics course, entitled Matter & Interactions (M&I) Modern Mechanics.…
E. Etkina, A. Van Heuvelen, D. Brookes, and D. Mills, Phys. Teach., 40 (9), 351-355 (2002).
- Education Practices / Active Learning
- Education Foundations / Learning Theory
- Education Foundations / Problem Solving / Metacognition
- Education Foundations / Problem Solving / Processes
- Education Practices / Learning Environment
This paper describes an approach to classroom experiments in which students adopt roles closer to that of practicing scientists. The authors propose that in the history of physics…
Editors: L. Michaelsen, A. Bauman-Knight, and L. Fink
- Book
- Education Practices / Active Learning / Cooperative Learning
- Education Foundations / Behavior / Social Interaction
- Education Foundations / Communication / Language
- Education Foundations / Communication / Reading
- Education Foundations / Communication / Speaking
- Education Foundations / Communication / Writing
- Education Practices / Learning Environment
- Education Practices / Classroom Management
This book provides theoretical frameworks and practical advice for implementing semester-long small group learning in college classrooms. "Team-based learning" (TBL) is…
S. Pollock, S. Chasteen, E. Kinney, and M. Dubson; Publisher: Science Education Initiative at the University of Colorado
- Online Resource
- Education Practices / Active Learning / Cooperative Learning
- Electricity & Magnetism / Electrostatics
- Electricity & Magnetism / Magnetic Fields and Forces
- General Physics / Physics Education Research
This collection of tutorials and tutorial pre-tests was constructed for a transformed junior-level Electricity and Magnetism course. These tutorials are weekly student sessions,…
