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Auteur(s) : Wieman, Carl E.
Titre(s) : Improving how universities teach science [Texte imprimé] : lessons from the Science education initiative / Carl Wieman
Publication : Cambridge, Massachusetts : Harvard university press, copyright 2017
Description matérielle : 1 vol. (265 p.) : ill. ; 25 cm
Note(s) : Notes bibliogr.
Too many universities remain wedded to outmoded ways of teaching science in spite
of extensive research showing that there are much more effective methods. Too few
departments ask whether what happens in their lecture halls is effective at helping
students to learn and how they can encourage their faculty to teach better. But real
change is possible, and Carl Wieman shows us how it can be done. Improving How Universities
Teach Science distills Wieman's unparalleled experience in a blueprint for educators
seeking sustainable improvements in science teaching. Wieman created the Science Education
Initiative (SEI), a program implemented across thirteen science departments at the
universities of Colorado and British Columbia, to support the widespread adoption
of the best research-based approaches to science teaching. The program's data show
that in the most successful departments 90 percent of faculty adopted better methods.
Wieman identifies what factors helped and hindered the adoption of good teaching methods.
He also gives detailed, effective, and tested strategies for departments and institutions
to measure and improve the quality of their teaching while limiting the demands on
faculty time. Among all of the commentary addressing shortcomings in higher education,
Wieman's lessons on improving teaching and learning stand out. His analysis and solutions
are not limited to just one lecture hall or course but deal with changing entire departments
and universities. For those who want to improve how universities teach science to
the next generation, Wieman's work is a critical first step.
Sujet(s) : Sciences -- Étude et enseignement (supérieur)
Enseignement -- Méthodologie
Indice(s) Dewey :
507.11 (23e éd.) = Sciences naturelles et mathématiques - Enseignement supérieur
Identifiants, prix et caractéristiques : ISBN 9780674972070. - ISBN 0674972074 (rel.)
Identifiant de la notice : ark:/12148/cb45433500k
Notice n° :
FRBNF45433500
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Table des matières : Introduction ; 1. The vision ; 2. The SEI model for achieving change ; 3.The process
of making change ; 4. Science education specialists: agents of change ; 5. What
was achieved and what we learned ; 6. The post-mortem: what worked and what didn't,
and why ; Coda ; Appendix 1: SEI course transformation guide ; Appendix 2: Guide
to interviewing students and faculty ; Appendix 3: Examples of SES advertisements
and interview questions ; Appendix 4: Sample questions for SES interviews.
