Teaching in the Sciences : Learner-Centered Approaches /: Learner-Centered Approaches. (2005)

• Record Type: Book
• Further Information: Note: Editor, Acram Taji.
• Editors: Taji, Acram
• Contents: Cover; Half Title; Title Page; Copyright Page; Table of Contents; About the Editors; Contributors; Foreword; Introduction. Learner-Centered Approaches in the Sciences; Chapter 1: Student-Centered Ecology: Authentic Contexts and Sustainable Science; Introduction; Challenges in Teaching Ecology; Experiential and Constructivist Approaches; Learner-Centered Teaching Materials:Learning in Tertiary Science; Fieldwork Teaching: Are Learner-Centered Approaches Possible?; Learning Indicators; Conclusion; Chapter 2: The Use of ICT in Molecular Science Student-Centered Learning: A Developmental Approach IntroductionICT and Student Learning; CAL: A Learner-Centered Approach to Numeracy Problems; Evolving Evaluation; A Learner-Centered Approach to a Laboratory Simulation; Conclusion; Chapter 3: The Undergraduate Life Sciences Laboratory: Student Expectations, Approaches to Learning, and Implications for Teaching; Introduction; A Review of the Literature; A Laboratory Study; Conclusion; Chapter 4: Developing the Metacognitive and Problem-Solving Skills of Science Students in Higher Education; Introduction; Linking Problem-Solving and Metacognitive Skills; Teaching Problem Solving The Need for Ill-Defined Problem TypesDesign of Technology-Supported Metacognitive Training; METAHEAD: An Online Tutorial to Support Metacognition; Conclusion; Chapter 5: Distributed Problem-Based Learning and Threaded Discourse; Introduction; Background and Literature Review; Description of Learning Activity; Assignment Structure and Learner Support; Evaluation of Learning Activity and Student/Instructor Experiences; Conclusion; Appendix; Chapter 6: Problem Solving in the Sciences: Sharing Expertise with Students; Introduction; Background; Novices and Experts; Developing Self-Knowledge The Need for Open-Ended TasksRecommendations for Teaching Problem Solving; Conclusion; Chapter 7: Student-Centered Learning Support in the Sciences; Introduction; Supportive Pedagogies for Students in the Sciences; The Faculty Mentor Program at UNE; Conclusion; Chapter 8: "Drowning by Numbers": The Effectiveness of Learner-Centered Approaches to Teaching Biostatistics in the Environmental Life Sciences; Introduction; The Constructivist Framework: Two Common Threads; Challenging Alternative Conceptions in Biostatistics; Encouraging a Deep Approach to Learning; Conclusion Chapter 9: Application of ICT to Provide Feedback to Support Learning in First-Year ScienceIntroduction; Diversity of Australian First-Year Science Students; Supporting First-Year Science Students; Provision of Online Feedback to First-Year Biology; Use of Feedback in the Development of Scientific; Use of Computer-Based Self-Assessment Modules; Conclusion; Chapter 10: Assessing for Learning in the Crucial First Year of University Study in the Sciences; Introduction; Dimensions of Assessment; Assessment Strategies for First-Year Science; Specific Assessment Techniques for Large First-Year
• Publisher Details: Boca Raton, FL : CRC Press
• Publication Date: 2005
• Extent: 1 online resource
• Subjects: 507/.11; Information science; Reference sources; Medical education; Information science; Medical education; Reference sources; Electronic books
• Languages: English
• ISBNs: 9781482277753; 1482277751
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