Research based undergraduate science teaching

• Other Authors: Sunal, Dennis W. (Editor), Sunal, Cynthia Szymanski (Editor), Wright, Emmett L. (Editor), Mason, Cheryl L. (Editor), Zollman, Dean (Editor)
• Format: Electronic eBook
• Language: English
• Published: Bingley, U.K : Emerald Publishing Limited : Information Age Publishing, Inc., [2014]
• Series: Research in science education.
• Subjects: Science > Study and teaching (Higher); Research > Study and teaching (Higher); Science > Study & Teaching.; Scientific research.; Science: general issues.; Teaching of a specific subject.; elektronické knihy; electronic books
• ISBN: 9781806612277
• DOI: 10.1108/978-1-62396-752-9
• Physical Description: 1 online resource (xv, 524 pages) : illustrations

Research in Science Education (RISE) Volume 6, Research Based Undergraduate Science Teaching examines research, theory, and practice concerning issues of teaching science with undergraduates. This RISE volume addresses higher education faculty and all who teach entry level science. The focus is on h...

Table of Contents:

• Preface to the series
• Preface
• Acknowledgments
• Part I: National study of education in undergraduate science
• Chapter 2. National study of education in undergraduate science: Purpose and baseline data / Dennis Sunal, Cynthia Sunal, Erika M. Steele, and Glenda Ogletree
• Chapter 3. National study of education in undergraduate science: Research design / Dennis Sunal, Cynthia Sunal, Cheryl L. Mason, Dean Zollman, John Dantzler, Donna Turner, Erika M. Steele, Corinne Lardy, Mojgan Matloob-Haghanikar, and Sytil Murphy
• Chapter 4. National study of education in undergraduate science: Lessons learned / Dennis Sunal, John Dantzler, Cynthia Sunal, Cheryl L. Mason, Dean Zollman, Donna Turner, and Erika M. Steele
• Chapter 5. Investigating the long-term impact of undergraduate science reform courses on the pedagogical practices of kindergarten through sixth grade elementary teachers / Donna Turner and Dennis Sunal
• Chapter 6. The impact of reformed undergraduate science courses on elementary teacher self-efficacy and subsequent relationships to science teaching practices / Corinne H. Lardy and Cheryl L. Mason
• Part II: Research-based strategies
• Chapter 7. Constructivism in context: Factors affecting student learning in four different classrooms / Emily J. Borda, Kayla Anzalone, Mathew T. Lockett, and Siri Wuotila
• Chapter 8. A contrast of the science teaching practices of two preservice early childhood educators / Deirdre Englehart
• Chapter 9. Early science teaching experiences for undergraduates in an on-campus, hands-on laboratory / Sarah Tanya Heaston and Bev Marcum
• Chapter 10. Reframing non-science majors' fundamental understandings about scientific inquiry and scientists / Gayle Buck, Pazit Koren, Xinying Yin, and Varda Bar
• Chapter 11. Teaching undergraduate introductory physics with an innovative research-based clicker methodology / Lin Ding and Neville W. Reay
• Part III: Student problem and research strategies
• Chapter 12. Intrinsic motivation of students utilizing a project-based organic chemistry laboratory curriculum / Gail Horowitz
• Chapter 13. Problem solving by developing guided research in introductory university physics courses / Jenaro Guisasola, Mikel Ceberio, and Kristina Zuza
• Chapter 14. Integrating research into undergraduate courses: Current practices and future directions / Iris Alkaher and Erin L. Dolan
• Part IV: Professional development of learning assistants, teaching assistants, and instructors
• Chapter 15. Development of biology graduate laboratory assistants' conceptualizations of teaching science as inquiry / Kristen R. Miller and J. Steve Oliver
• Chapter 16. Lesson study with graduate teaching assistants: Three comparative cases in the sciences / Sharon Dotger and Deborah Barry
• Chapter 17. Stoichiometry's pck of university chemistry professors / Kira Padilla and Andoni Garritz
• About the author.