A Professional Development Teaching Course for Science Graduate Students

by: Erin Baumgartner

Although the majority of the teaching faculty at U.S. universities is composed of people who are scientific experts, research has found that most scientists do not have information about effective teaching methods (DeHaan 2005). Traditional lecture-style college science teaching does not reflect knowledge about best teaching practices based upon research about teaching and learning (AAAS 1990). An innovative course at the University Hawaii provides future science professors with professional development effective science teaching.

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Type Journal ArticlePub Date 5/1/2007Stock # jcst07_036_06_16Volume 036Issue 06

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