Effective Instruction for STEM Disciplines From Learning Theory to College Teaching

by Mastascusa, Edward J.; Snyder, William J.; Hoyt, Brian S.; Weimer, Maryellen

• ISBN13: 9780470474457
• ISBN10: 0470474459
• Edition: 1st
• Format: Hardcover
• Copyright: 2011-05-24
• Publisher: Jossey-Bass

Summary

This groundbreaking book offers information on the most effective ways that students process material, store it in their long-term memories, and how that effects learning for long-term retention. It reveals how achieving different levels is important for "transfer" which refers to the learner's ability to use what is learned in different situations and to problems that might not be directly related to the problems used to help the student learn. Filled with proven tools, techniques, and approaches, this book explores how to apply these approaches to improve teaching.

Author Biography

Edward J. Mastascusa taught electrical engineering at Bucknell University in Lewisburg, Pennsylvania. He was recognized by the American Society for Engineering Education for excellence in teaching. William J. Snyder is a professor of chemical engineering at Bucknell University, Where he was recognized for distinguished teaching. Brian S. Hoyt is an independent consultant focusing on using information technology to enhance teaching, learning, and business processes in higher education.

Table of Contents

Foreword	p. xi
Preface	p. xv
Acknowledgments	p. xxv
About the Authors	p. xxvii
Is There a Problem?: Or Is the Problem That We Don't Think There Is a Problem?	p. 1
Learning and Memory: How Does Learning Happen?	p. 11
Perception: When All Else Fails, Start at the Beginning	p. 45
Processing and Active Learning: How Does It Happen?	p. 57
Bloom's Taxonomy of Educational Objectives: Its Relationship to Course Outcomes	p. 71
Interactive Engagement and Active Learning: Retrieval Events	p. 83
Some Active Learning Techniques: Studying, Retrieval, and Schemata Construction	p. 101
Problem-Based Learning: Where Am I Ever Going to Use This Stuff?	p. 123
Transfer: What Are Your Course Outcomes?	p. 153
Teaching for Transfer: Applying What Is Known	p. 171
Applications	p. 191
Appendix: Bloom's Taxonomy and Educational Outcomes: The McBeath Action Verbs	p. 221
Glossary	p. 233
References	p. 237
Index	p. 249
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