{"product_id":"teaching-in-the-sciences-learner-centered-approaches-9781560222637","title":"Teaching in the Sciences: Learner-Centered Approaches","description":"\u003cp\u003e • Author(s): Acram Taji\u003cbr\u003e • Publisher: Taylor \u0026amp; Francis Inc\u003cbr\u003e • Publisher Imprint: CRC Press\u003cbr\u003e • BISAC: Study \u0026amp; Teaching\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eGain a clear understanding of what effective teachers do--and how successful students learn \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eOver the past 20 years, a greater concentration on research aimed at both teaching and learning has revealed that \"chalk and talk\" teaching, copying notes, and \"cookbook\" practical lessons offer little challenge to students. Teaching in the Sciences: Learner-Centered Approaches steers the learning process away from traditional modes of instruction to a more student-centered, activity-based curriculum that makes science relevant, engaging, and interesting. This innovative book helps educators bring out the best in their students--and themselves--by identifying and meeting students' needs and providing environments that encourage active, strategic learning. Helpful tables and figures make complex information easy to access and understand. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eRather than focusing on teaching methods that merely deal in the content of life science, Teaching in the Sciences: Learner-Centered Approaches promotes a deep learning designed to develop critical and skilled learners. This collection of frank and thoughtful empirically based papers places greater emphasis on learning environments and social interaction patterns, assessment processes, and perceptions of students and teachers in a range of learning and teaching settings in the life sciences. The book presents strategies for mentoring and assessing students, assessments of learning outcomes, innovative approaches to curriculum design, constructivist approaches to teaching science, how to use technology to support learning, and practical examples of learner-centered teaching that mark important steps on a journey to transform the learning process. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eTeaching in the Sciences: Learner-Centered Approaches examines: \u003cbr\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e using broadband videoconferencing for distance learning in tertiary science\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e assessing for learning in the crucial first year of university studies\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e using Information and Communication Technology (ICT) in molecular science\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e applying ICT to provide student feedback\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e teaching biostatistics in the environmental life sciences\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e developing metacognition and problem-solving skills in students\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e the evolution of metAHEAD, an online resource that supports strategy development and self-monitoring in problem solving \u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e the development of a problem-based learning approach (PBL) for students in environmental science and natural resource management\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e and much more \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003eWhile largely centered on the context of undergraduate science instruction, Teaching in the Sciences: Learner-Centered Approaches is filled with valuable lessons for all educators working \u003ci\u003ewith\u003c\/i\u003e students in the pursuit of powerful, effective, and lasting learning.\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Taylor \u0026 Francis Inc","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":46931739476119,"sku":"9781560222637","price":13157.0,"currency_code":"INR","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0666\/3471\/1191\/files\/9781560222637.webp?v=1771615782","url":"https:\/\/atlanticbooks.com\/products\/teaching-in-the-sciences-learner-centered-approaches-9781560222637","provider":"Atlantic Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}