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Animations (rapidly changing sequences of drawn objects that simulate motion as in a movie) have been advocated for classroom use for years (Hall 1996), and there is good evidence to support the value of this practice.…
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Instructional Technology: A Review of Research and Recommendations for Use
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Carefully chosen and properly used instructional technology can increase student learning and student interest. Poorly used instructional technology can do the opposite; we have all experienced this phenomenon when…
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Web-Based Practice and Assessment Systems in Science
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In this chapter the authors describe the specific kinds of items that they have developed for use in automated practice systems and discuss some issues related to web-based learning. Next, they describe in broad terms…
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Teaching Students to Evaluate the Accuracy of Science Information on the Internet
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This chapter addresses the issue of variable accuracy of science information on the internet, how to address this topic in undergraduate science courses, how to make students aware of this situation (if they are not…
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Science, Technology, and the Learning Disabled: A Review of the Literature
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The lack of research studies that examine the use of technology as a tool to support the learning of science among the learning disabled is an important limitation of research in science teaching. This chapter focuses…
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Diversity in the Physical Science Curriculum: The Intellectual Challenge
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In this chapter, the author argues that integrating science with the real and pressing concerns of human beings on this planet is a powerful way to give race, ethnicity, class, and gender a rightful place in our science…
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Incorporating Cultural Diversity Into College Science
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Due to the globalization of world economics, advances in information technologies, and the complex interconnections of global environmental issues, postsecondary institutions recognize the growing importance of offering…
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Motivation to Learn in College Science
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All college science teachers share the important goal of motivating college students to learn science. In this chapter, the authors discuss motivational theory and research in college teaching and draw implications for…
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Alternative Conceptions: New Directions and Exemplars in College Science Education Research
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The most useful science education research for college science teachers is theory based and includes data collected from studies with college students, along with a discussion of the implications for teaching. In this…
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Applying Conceptual Change Strategies to College Science Teaching
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This chapter will focus on meaningful learning and conceptual change from the perspective of science education. The authors describe in detail two case studies of conceptual change-based curricula—one that focuses on…
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Ensuring That College Graduates Are Science Literate: Implications of K-12 Benchmarks and Standards
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This chapter draws on some fundamental lessons learned about science teaching and learning at the K—12 level that are likely to be applicable to a higher-education context. Recommendations are made in three areas that…
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The High-School-to-College Transition in Science
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It is important to remember the variety of competing events and pressures that first-year students face while adjusting to a different life in college. Science faculty need to understand why some students struggle…
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Factors Influencing Success in Introductory College Science
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Studies on the influence of pre-college factors on success in college science are well established. Most studies have been carried out in single institutions (e.g., Alters 1995; Hart and Cottle 1993), with only a few…
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Assessment Practices in College Science: Trends From the National Study of Post-Secondary Faculty
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The trend toward using performance-based or authentic assessment is evident at K—12 levels of schooling (Stiggins 1991) but less evident in college science teaching. Therefore, this study used the National Study of…
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Making Choices About Teaching and Learning in Science
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What exactly do we mean by civic engagement? Does it imply a way of thinking about knowledge in a democratic society? Or does it require personal action in a civic context? For the readers of this handbook, what…
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