Video - A Scientific Approach to Science and Engineering Education
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Guided by experimental tests of theory and practice, science has advanced rapidly in the past
500 years. Guided primarily by tradition and dogma, science education meanwhile has
remained largely medieval. Research on how people learn is now revealing how many
teachers badly misinterpret what students are thinking and learning from traditional science
classes and exams. However, research is also providing insights on how to do much better.
The combination of this research with modern information technology is setting the stage for a
new approach that can provide the relevant and effective science education for all students
that is needed for the 21st century. I will discuss the failures of traditional educational
practices, even as used by "very good" teachers, and the successes of some new practices and
technology that characterize this more effective approach, and how these results are highly
consistent with findings from cognitive science.
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