The Hidden Curriculum - Faculty Made Tests in Science

Part 1: Lower-Division Courses Part 2: Upper-Division Courses
1997
ISBN: 978-0-306-45580-3
Verlag: Springer US

Buch, Englisch, Band 1, 200 Seiten, Format (B × H): 155 mm x 233 mm, Gewicht: 330 g

Reihe: Innovations in Science Education and Technology

This resource manual for college-level science instructors reevaluates the role of testing in their curricula and describes innovative techniques pioneered by other teachers. part I examines the effects of the following on lower-division courses: changes in exam content, format, and environment; revisions in grading practices; student response; colleague reaction' the sharing of new practices with other interested professionals, and more. The book includes a comprehensive introduction, faculty-composed narratives, commentaries by well-known science educators, and a visual index to 100 more refined innovations.

Zielgruppe

Research

Autoren/Hrsg.

Tobias, Sheila

Raphael, Jacqueline

Fachgebiete

• Geowissenschaften Geologie Hydrologie, Hydrogeologie
• Interdisziplinäres Wissenschaften Wissenschaften: Allgemeines
• Sozialwissenschaften Pädagogik Pädagogik
• Interdisziplinäres Wissenschaften Wissenschaften: Forschung und Information Forschungsmethodik, Wissenschaftliche Ausstattung
• Geowissenschaften Umweltwissenschaften Naturgewalten & Katastrophen

Inhaltsverzeichnis

Part 1: Listening to Faculty. Listening to Students. How to Use This Book. Visual Index. Biology. Chemistry. Geology. Physics. Conclusion. Appendix. Index.
Part 2: Introduction: From Innovation to Change. How to Use This Book. Visual Index. Biology. Chemistry. Physics. Assorted Fields. Commentary. Appendix. Index.