Taking a Scientific Approach to Science Education, Part II—Changing Teaching: Challenges remain before universities more widely adopt research-based approaches, despite their many benefits over lecture-based teaching
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In Part I of “Taking a Scientific Approach to Science Education” (Microbe, April 2015, p. 152) we focused on the research on learning and teaching in undergraduate science. Our focus here is to address why these improved teaching methods are not the norm in college and university science classes, and what it will take to achieve widespread adoption.
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Universities are slow in implementing effective skills instruction.
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- Authors
- Wieman, C., & Gilbert, S.
- ORCID
- Wieman, Carl
- Venue
- Microbe Magazine
- Publisher
- American Society for Microbiology
- Published
- 2015-05-01
- Volume
- 10
- Issue
- 5
- Pages
- 203-207
- ISSN
- 1558-7452 (ISSN-L)
- 1558-7460
- OpenAlex
- W2401841067
- Cited by
- 28
- References
- 7
- Citations by year
- 2026: 1 · 2024: 1 · 2023: 2 · 2022: 2 · 2021: 5 · 2020: 3 · 2019: 2 · 2018: 3 · 2017: 3 · 2016: 6
- FWCI
- 19.99
- Type
- journal article
- Language
- en
- Open access
- closed
- Locations
- Microbe Magazine (publishedVersion)
- Topics
- Social Sciences › Education › Innovative Teaching Methods
- Social Sciences › Education › Science Education and Pedagogy
- Social Sciences › Education › Evaluation of Teaching Practices
- Keywords
- undergraduate science education, teaching methods, evidence-based teaching, science teaching reform, learning research
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