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The scientific approach to teaching: research as a basis for course design

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Discussions of teaching - even some publications - abound with anecdotal evidence. Our intuition often supplants a systematic, scientific approach to finding out what works and what doesn't work. Yet, research is increasingly demonstrating that our gut feelings about teaching are often wrong. In this talk I will discuss some research my group has done on gender issues in science courses and on the effectiveness of classroom demonstrations.

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            ICER '11: Proceedings of the seventh international workshop on Computing education research
            August 2011
            156 pages
            ISBN:9781450308298
            DOI:10.1145/2016911
            • General Chair:
            • Kate Sanders,
            • Program Chairs:
            • Michael E. Caspersen,
            • Alison Clear,
            • Kate Sanders
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            Published: 08 August 2011

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            August 8 - 9, 2011
            Rhode Island, Providence, USA

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            • (2022)Exploring the Challenges of Teaching Mathematics During the Fourth Industrial Revolution in Selected Rwandan Secondary SchoolsMathematics Education in Africa10.1007/978-3-031-13927-7_9(145-157)Online publication date: 29-Nov-2022
            • (2018)Mobile Technologies as a Catalyst for Pedagogic Innovation Within Teacher EducationInternational Journal of Mobile and Blended Learning10.4018/IJMBL.201804010510:2(50-65)Online publication date: 1-Apr-2018
            • (2012)How Dynamic Visualization Technology can Support Molecular ReasoningJournal of Science Education and Technology10.1007/s10956-012-9424-622:5(702-717)Online publication date: 3-Nov-2012

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