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Science Teaching Essentials: Short Guides to Good Practice serves as a reference manual for science faculty as they set up a new course, consider how to teach the course, figure ou… Read more
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Science Teaching Essentials: Short Guides to Good Practice serves as a reference manual for science faculty as they set up a new course, consider how to teach the course, figure out how to assess their students fairly and efficiently, and review and revise course materials. This book consists of a series of short chapters that instructors can use as resources to address common teaching problems and adopt evidence-based pedagogies. By providing individual chapters that can be used independently as needed, this book provides faculty with a just-in-time teaching resource they can use to draft a new syllabus.
This is a must-have resource for science, health science and engineering faculty, as well as graduate students and post-docs preparing for future faculty careers.
Science faculty, health professions faculty (such as faculty at schools of nursing or schools of optometry), and graduate students and post-docs preparing for future faculty careers
Section 1: The foundations1. Inclusive teaching: Creating a welcoming, supportive classroom environment2. Course design: Making choices about constructing your course
3. Assignments and exams: Tools to promote engagement, learning, and reflection
Section 2: Keystone teaching practices4. Active learning: The student work that builds understanding5. Group work: Using cooperative learning groups effectively6. Metacognitive practices: Giving students tools to be self-directed learners7. Test-enhanced learning: Using retrieval practice to help students learn, with Rachel E. Biel
Section 3: Pedagogy Toolbox 8. Lecturing9. Flipping the classroom10. Using Educational VideosChapter11. Incorporating research into courses, with Faith Rovenolt.
Section 4: Fair and transparent grading practices12. Writing exams: Good practice for writing multiple choice and constructed response test questions13. Rubrics: Tools to make grading more fair and efficient
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