[Phys-l] Over Eighty Annotated and Hot-linked References to Sources Containing or Alluding to Data Demonstrating the Benefit of Reform Pedagogy in STEM Disciplines
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ABSTRACT: Janice Liddel, in her POD post of 2 Oct 2008 "Article
titles requested" asked for references to "articles that explain the
viability and/or successes of SoTL (Scholarship of Teaching and
Learning) or curriculum revision in achieving positive student
outcomes." In response, Angela Linse stated that science, technology,
engineering, and mathematics (STEM) disciplines value rigorous data
and advised Janice to START WITH THE DATA by obtaining "concrete
examples. . . [of rigorous data]. . . . from STEM and complete
citations from the literature." In response to the above, in a 122
kB AERA-L post at <http://tinyurl.com/4z3qlt>, I list over eighty
annotated and hot-linked references containing or alluding to data
demonstrating the benefit of reform pedagogy in STEM disciplines.
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Janice Liddel (2008), in her POD post titled "Article titles
requested" wrote [my insert at ". . . . . .[insert]. . . ."; my CAPS]:
". . . . .[Science, Technology, and Mathematics]. . . . faculty at
our institution can become quite defensive about any suggestion that
there are problems in their. . . [teaching]. . . areas - even when
the data demonstrate it (they blame the students). . . . . we've
developed a bit of strategy to launch this. . . .[Scholarship of
Teaching and Learning]. . . initiative and the Dean suggested, as
part of the strategy, that I find some relevant articles that explain
the viability and/or successes of sotl or curriculum revision in
achieving positive student outcomes in these academic areas at other
institutions. Can anyone suggest any good ones?"
To which Angela Linse (2008) responded [my insert at ". . . . .
.[insert]. . . ."; my CAPS]:
". . . . . it's critical to be familiar with what those. . .
[Science, Technology, Engineering, & Mathematics (STEM)]. . .
disciplines value. . . . . . rigorous data is one of the first
things that comes to mind as of value to scientists. . . . . . Many
of us working with STEM have a mantra: "START WITH THE DATA." It is
even better if you can refer to distributions, outliers and p-values!
. . . . .[or, even better, effect sizes]. . . . . At the very least,
you need concrete examples from STEM and complete citations from the
literature . . . . . . I think that some of what is labeled
'resistance' may be more a reflection of a different cultural and
communication traditions."
Janice Liddel's request is similar, in some respects: to an earlier
POD request by Patti Thorn (2008a) "Science education reform
references?" to which I and others previously responded as indicated
in "Summary of responses to locate science education reform
references" [Thorn (2008b)].
In a separate 122 kB post titled "START WITH THE DATA. . . . ." [Hake
(2008)], online on the OPEN! AREA-L archives at
<http://tinyurl.com/4z3qlt>, I list over eighty annotated and
hot-linked references containing or alluding to rigorous data
demonstrating the benefit of reform pedagogy in STEM disciplines.
These references reflect my own limited acquaintance with the vast
STEM education literature and represent only a tiny fraction of the
relevant citations. Nevertheless, they supplement, to some extent,
the valuable bibliographies provided by Craig Nelson (2000, 2004,
2008)
". . . . studies indicate that problem-based discussion, group study,
and other forms of active learning produce greater gains in critical
thinking than lectures, yet the lecture format is still the standard
in most college classes, especially in large universities."
Derek Bok (2005)
REFERENCES [Tiny URL's courtesy <http://tinyurl.com/create.php>.]
Hake, R.R. 2008. "START WITH THE DATA: Over Eighty Annotated and
Hot-linked References to Sources Containing or Alluding to Data
Demonstrating the Benefit of Reform Pedagogy in STEM Disciplines,"
AERA-L post of 10 Oct 2008 16:38:15-0700, online at
<http://tinyurl.com/4z3qlt>,
Liddel, J. 2008. "Article titles requested." POD post of 2 Oct 2008
13:02:47-0400; online at <http://tinyurl.com/4wpnbq>. Janice Liddel's
request is rather similar to that of Patti Thorn (2008a). See the
response by Hake (2008x) and Thorn's (2008b) summary of responses.
Linse, A. 2008. "STEM Faculty 'Resistance', " POD post of 3 Oct 2008
12:11:51-0400; online at <http://tinyurl.com/3htl7c>.
Nelson, C.E. 2000. "How To Find Out More About College Teaching And
Its Scholarship: A Not Too Brief, Very Selective Hyperlinked List";
online at <http://php.indiana.edu/~nelson1/TCHNGBKS.html>.
Nelson, C. 2008. "STEM SOTL Examples re Faculty resistance," POD post
of 4 Oct 2008 00:55:30-0400; online at <http://tinyurl.com/3wms9r>.
Thorn, P. 2008a. "Science education reform references?" POD post of
18 Jun 2008 10:11:36-0700; online at <http://tinyurl.com/5zex6y>.
For a compilation of responses see Thorn (2008b).
Thorn, P. 2008b. "Summary of responses to locate science education
reform references" POD post 20 Jun 2008 11:28:25-0700; online at
<http://tinyurl.com/4yql9s> .