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Successful Science and Engineering Teaching in Colleges and Universities
Calvin S. Kalman
ISBN: 978-1-933371-16-0
Paperback
176 pages
December 2006
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Table of Contents
 
About the Author.

Acknowledgments.

Author Note.

1 Introduction.

Teacher-Centered Learning.

Road Map of the Book.

Summary.

2 Reflective Writing.

Freewriting.

The Bereiter and Scardamalia Model.

Objectives of the Reflective Writing Activity.

How to Do Reflective Writing.

Summary.

3 Writing-to-Learn.

Reflective Write-Pair-Share.

The Course Dossier Method.

Hosting an End-of-Semester Conference.

Summary.

4 Constructing Student Knowledge.

Students’ Intellectual Development.

Student Misconceptions.

Critical Thinking.

Summary.

5 Collaborative Groups.

Team Work and Group Projects.

Group Development.

Roles for Group Members.

Dealing With Dysfunctional Groups.

Summary.

6 Selected Methods for Using Collaborative Groups.

Conceptual Conflict.

Overview of the Conceptual Change Experiment.

Jigsaw.

The Learning Cell.

Collaborative Concept Mapping.

Summary.

7 Changing Students’ Epistemologies.

Constructing an Epistemology.

Summary.

8 Problem Solving.

Solving Problems Using Templates Versus Solutions Using Paradigms.

Five-Step Method for Solving Problems.

Problem-Solving Strategies.

Summary.

9 Methods for Training Students to Solve Problems.

Writing Their Way Into the Solution.

Collaborative Problem-Solving Groups.

Summary.

10 Using the Computer to Aid Teaching.

Computer-Assisted Instruction.

Using the Computer to Manage Laboratories.

Summary.

Suggested Readings.

Bibliography.

Index.

 
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