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Active Learning in the Sciences

Active Learning in the Sciences. Carl J. Wenning, Physics Department William Hunter, Chemistry Department Cynthia Moore, Biological Sciences Department. “Experiential Learning”. Charles DeGarmo John Dewey. Inquiry-Based Instruction. Four “centers” Student Knowledge

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Active Learning in the Sciences

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  1. Active Learning in the Sciences • Carl J. Wenning, Physics Department • William Hunter, Chemistry Department • Cynthia Moore, Biological Sciences Department

  2. “Experiential Learning” Charles DeGarmo John Dewey

  3. Inquiry-Based Instruction • Four “centers” • Student • Knowledge • Assessment • Community • Teachers • Prepare situations under which students can learn • Guides to understanding

  4. Assumptions of Active Learning • Understanding is more than knowing facts. • Students construct understanding from experience. • Students build on their current understanding. • Effective learning requires students to take responsibility for their own learning. • Knowledge transfer depends on how well students understanding what they have learned.

  5. The Research Project • Find pinhole camera principles • White board results • Explain results • Find relationships between variables • Definitions: ho, hi, do, di

  6. Groups • Group 1: • Find relationship between di and hi • Keep do fixed • ho is already fixed • Group 2: • Find relationship between do and hi • Keep di fixed • ho is already fixed

  7. Relationships from Graphs • di = const * hi • do = const / hi • …

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