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Innovations in Undergraduate Teaching and Learning of Earth and Environmental Science, with a Focus on Climate Change
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Puttick, Gillian M.; Drayton, Brian; Silva, Christina – Journal of College Science Teaching, 2022
In this study, we analyzed the literature on teaching or learning on a topic in Earth science, environmental science, or climate change between 1995 and 2017. We investigated the length of the intervention, intervention setting and instructional level, instructional purpose, pedagogical framing and pedagogical methods (including what materials and…
Descriptors: Undergraduate Study, Earth Science, Environmental Education, Climate
Instructional Utility and Learning Efficacy of Common Active Learning Strategies
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McConell, David A.; Chapman, LeeAnna; Czaijka, C. Douglas; Jones, Jason P.; Ryker, Katherine D.; Wiggen, Jennifer – Journal of Geoscience Education, 2017
The adoption of active learning instructional practices in college science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) courses has been shown to result in improvements in student learning, contribute to increased retention rates, and reduce the achievement gap among different student populations. Descriptions of active learning strategies…
Descriptors: Instructional Effectiveness, Active Learning, Learning Strategies, STEM Education