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020			_a9780674972070 _qhardcover ; _qalk. paper
040			_beng _cDLC _dDLC _erda _aSai University Library
082			_223 _a507.112 _bWIE
100	1	0	_aWieman, C. E. _eauthor _q(Carl Edwin),
245			_aImproving how universities teach science : _blessons from the Science Education Initiative / _cCarl Wieman.
264		1	_aCambridge, Massachusetts : _bHarvard University Press, _c2017
264		4	_c©2017
300			_a265 pages : _billustrations ; _c25 cm
336			_2rdacontent _atext _btxt
337			_2rdamedia _aunmediated _bn
338			_2rdacarrier _avolume _bnc
500			_aGifted by Jamshed Bharucha
504			_aIncludes bibliographical references (pages 249-255) and index.
520			_aToo 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. - Provided by publisher
650		0	_aScience _xStudy and teaching (Higher)
650		0	_aScience _xStudy and teaching (Higher) _xEvaluation
650		0	_aEffective teaching
650		0	_aTeaching _xMethodology
650		0	_aEducation, Higher _xAims and objectives
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