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Cabell Miltenberger

Evidence Points to Benefits of Active Teaching in STEM Education | The White House - 1 views

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evidence benefits stem education

shared by Cabell Miltenberger on 31 Jan 15 - No Cached
  • progress has been too slow.
  • “student-centered instructional strategies can positively influence students’ learning, achievement, and knowledge retention, as compared with traditional instructional methods.”
  • making lectures more interactive, having students work in groups, and incorporating authentic problems and activities into coursework as being superior to traditional lectures, which remain the mainstay approach to teaching in too many classrooms.
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  • use of superior teaching strategies can lower the attrition rate among STEM majors
  • improved undergraduate STEM teaching can provide future K-12 teachers with a much greater mastery of the science they will teach, while demonstrating a better model for how science is best taught and learned. 
    • Cabell Miltenberger
      Cabell Miltenberger on 31 Jan 15
       
      Research shows how instructional changes can improve overall STEM learning.
  • anonymous on 31 Jan 15
     
    It just goes to prove that active teaching is essential in all subject areas, not just those involving STEM. Students need to be taught critical thinking skills, not just memorization of facts.
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