Reform in Undergraduate Science Teaching for the 21st Century

by Sunal, Dennis W.; Wright, Emmett L.; DAY, JEANELLE BLAND

• ISBN13: 9781930608849
• ISBN10: 1930608845
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2004-05-01
• Publisher: Information Age Pub Inc

Table of Contents

Preface to the Series	ix
Preface	xi
Acknowledgments	xiii
1. Improving Undergraduate Science Teaching Through Educational Research
Emmett L. Wright, Dennis W. Sunal, and, Jeanelle Bland Day	1	(12)
part I Lessons from Research on Reform in Undergraduate Science	13	(228)
2. Science Education Reform and Higher Education: A Historical Perspective
Bonnie McCormick	17	(16)
3. Reform in Undergraduate Science Classrooms
Emmett L. Wright and Dennis W. Sunal	33	(20)
4. Science Education Reform: Factors Affecting Science and Science Education Faculty Collaborations
William S. Harwood	53	(16)
5. The Importance of Prior Knowledge in College Science Instruction
Kathleen M. Fisher	69	(16)
6. Innovative Pedagogy for Meaningful Learning in Undergraduate Science
Dennis W. Sunal	85	(38)
7. Interdisciplinary Curriculum Planning in a College Course
John E. Christopher and Ronald K. Atwood	123	(14)
8. Assessment in College Science Courses
Lawrence C. Scharmann, Mark C. James, and Ann Stalheim-Smith	137	(16)
9. Teaching for Diversity in Undergraduate Science
R. Lynn Jones Eaton	153	(14)
10. Integrating Information Technology into Undergraduate Science
Michael Odell, Scott Badger, Teresa Kennedy, Timothy Ewers, and Mitchell Klett	167	(14)
11. Teaching Undergraduate Science Online
C.W. Sundberg	181	(18)
12. Professional Development of University Science Faculty Through Action Research	199	(26)
Carol Dianne Raubenheimer	199	(26)
13. A Case Study of a National Undergraduate Science Reform Effort
Dennis W. Sunal, Christy MacKinnon, Carol Dianne Raubenheimer, Deborah A. McAllister, and Francis Gardner	225	(16)
part II Perspectives on Reform in Undergraduate Science	241	(148)
14. A Large University Perspective on Reform in Teaching Undergraduate Science: A Geologist's Personal Practice Theories and Pedagogical Change
M. Jenice Goldston, Monica Clement, and Jacqueline Spears	245	(22)
15. A Small Four-Year College Perspective on Reform in Teaching Undergraduate Science
Francis Gardner, Jr.	267	(18)
16. A Two Year College Perspective on Linking Policy and Research to Support Science Education Professional Practice
Wayne Morgan	285	(16)
17. A Science Education Research Organization's Perspective on Reform in Teaching Undergraduate Science
Cheryl L. Mason and Steven W. Gilbert	301	(16)
18. A Science Research Organization Perspective on Reform in 'reaching Undergraduate Science
George E. DeBoer	317	(12)
19. Scientists' Perspective on Reform in Teaching Undergraduate Science: Serving Preservice Science Teachers in the Context of a Heterogeneous Student Population
Joseph A. Heppert and April French	329	(22)
20. A University Student's Perspective on Reform in Teaching Undergraduate Science
Kimberly A. Staples	351	(20)
21. A University Science Education Researcher's Perspective on Reform in Teaching Undergraduate Science
M. Jenice Goldston	371	(18)
part III Innovative Models for Reform in Undergraduate Science	389	(152)
22. A Model for Reform in Teaching in the Biological Sciences: Changing the Culture of an Introductory Biology Course
Bonnie McCormick and Christy MacKinnon	393	(16)
23. A Model for Reform in Teaching in the Biological Sciences: Infrastructure for Inquiry in an Introductory Biology Laboratory
Charlene Waggoner, Monika Schaffner, Kimberly L. Keller, and Julia McArthur	409	(16)
24. A Model for Reform in Teaching Chemistry: With a Focus on Prospective Elementary Teachers
Dorothy L. Gabel	425	(20)
25. A Model for Reform in Teaching Physics: Large-Enrollment Physics Classes
Dean Zollman	445	(14)
26. A Model for Reform in Teaching Geological Laboratory Science
M. Jenice Goldston and Monica Clement	459	(18)
27. A Model for Reform in Teaching Integrated Science: Promoting Scientific Literacy Among Undergraduate Non-Science Majors
Scott Graves, Michael Odell, Timothy Ewers, and John Ophus	477	(16)
28. A Model for Reform in Teaching in Engineering and Technology: Creating Links Among Disciplines for Increased Scientific Literacy
Jeanelle Bland Day	493	(18)
29. A Model for Reform in Teaching Engineering and Technology: With a Focus on Prospective Elementary Teachers
William Jordan, Bill Elmore, and C.W. Sundberg	511	(14)
30. A Model for Reform in Teaching in Engineering and Technology: Artificial Intelligence Systems in Science
Charles L. Karr and Cynthia Szymanski Sunal	525	(16)
About the Authors	541