Teaching and Learning Stem: A Practical Guide Hardcover - 2016 - 1st Edition

From the rear cover

In Teaching and Learning STEM, well-known STEM education authorities Richard Felder and Rebecca Brent outline a research-proven, learner-centered approach to STEM instruction that has been shown to advance a broad range of learning outcomes and increase retention in science, technology, engineering, and mathematics.

Teaching and Learning STEM offers a collection of practical, research-based strategies for designing and teaching courses as well as assessing students' learning. The strategies outlined can be easily implemented in an established or new course. Topics covered include getting courses off to a good start; actively engaging students in class, no matter how large the class is; helping students acquire basic knowledge, conceptual understanding, and skills in problem solving, communication, creative and critical thinking, high-performance teamwork, and self-directed learning; and making effective use of technology in face-to-face, online, and hybrid courses, including flipped classrooms. The authors also summarize findings from modern neuroscience and their implications for teaching, as well as offer insight into what diverse students think about their educational experiences.

Using Teaching and Learning STEM as a guide, instructors will find ways to work smarter and to help improve their students' desire and ability to master tough material.

From the jacket flap

In Teaching and Learning STEM, well-known STEM education authorities Richard Felder and Rebecca Brent outline a research-proven, learner-centered approach to STEM instruction that has been shown to advance a broad range of learning outcomes and increase retention in science, technology, engineering, and mathematics.

Teaching and Learning STEM offers a collection of practical, research-based strategies for designing and teaching courses as well as assessing students' learning. The strategies outlined can be easily implemented in an established or new course. Topics covered include getting courses off to a good start; actively engaging students in class, no matter how large the class is; helping students acquire basic knowledge, conceptual understanding, and skills in problem solving, communication, creative and critical thinking, high-performance teamwork, and self-directed learning; and making effective use of technology in face-to-face, online, and hybrid courses, including flipped classrooms. The authors also summarize findings from modern neuroscience and their implications for teaching, as well as offer insight into what diverse students think about their educational experiences.

Using Teaching and Learning STEM as a guide, instructors will find ways to work smarter and to help improve their students' desire and ability to master tough material.