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Kimberly Shaw (2013) in her PhysLrnR post "Re: Long Article About
Carl Wieman in the Chronicle" [Shaw (2013) wrote:
*Science* also had an issue on "Grand Challenges in Science
Education" recently (April 19) which had what looks like a similar
piece."
The similar piece is "Grand Challenge: Undergraduate Teaching:
Transformation is Possible If a University Really Cares" [Mervis
(2013)] at <http://bit.ly/128og0N>.
In a post "Science Magazine - Special Section on Science Education"
[Hake (2013)] I wrote [bracketed by lines "HHHHH. . . ."; my inserts
at ". . . . . .[[insert]]. . . . .":
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I recently became aware of the special section on science education
in the 19 April issue of "Science" magazine. Articles in that issue
are listed at <http://bit.ly/YoZeiq> and are FREE after registration
at <http://bit.ly/104XZ2b>.
Bruce Alberts (2013) <http://bit.ly/XYDXt4>, in the lead editorial
"Prioritizing Science Education" wrote [my inserts at ". . . . . .
[[insert]]. . . ."] :
"Several years ago on this page . . . . .[[Alberts (2009)]]]. . . .,I
pointed out that, 'Rather than learning how to think scientifically,
students are generally being told about science and asked to remember
facts. . . . . . . Most college faculty have not yet faced up to the
urgent need to improve on the standard one-size-fits-all lecture
format (see News story by J. Mervis on p. 292). . . . . . [["Grand
Challenge: Undergraduate Teaching: Transformation is Possible If a
University Really Cares" (Mervis, 2013).]]. . . . . . . Thus, my
final Grand Challenge: 'Incorporate active science inquiry into all
introductory college science classes.' "
Unfortunately, aside from Mervis' panegyric to the education research
of Nobelist Carl Wieman, *Science* makes no mention of Physics
Education Research (PER), even despite the Science article "Teaching
in a research context" [Wood & Gentile (2003) . . . . . .[[see the
signature quote]]. . . . .
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I sent a less curmudgeonly version of the last paragraph to *Science*
but, of course , is was rejected by the editor.
"Physics educators have led the way in developing and using objective
tests to compare student learning gains in different types of
courses, and chemists, biologists, and others are now developing
similar instruments. These tests provide convincing evidence that
students assimilate new knowledge more effectively in courses
including active, inquiry-based, and collaborative learning, assisted
by information technology, than in traditional courses."
- William Wood & James Gentile (2003)
REFERENCES [URL's shortened by <http://bit.ly/> and accessed on 22 June 2013.]
Alberts, B. 2009. "Redefining Science Education," Science 323 (5913):
437; an abstract is online at <http://bit.ly/17zExRi>.
Alberts, B. 2013. "Prioritizing Science Education," Science 340
(6130): 249, online at <http://bit.ly/120FUoS>.
DeHaan, R.L. 2005. "The Impending Revolution in Undergraduate Science
Education," Journal of Science Education and Technology 14(2):
253-269; online as a 152 kB pdf at <http://bit.ly/ncAuQa>.
Hake, R.R. 2013. "Science Magazine - Special Section on Science
Education," online on the OPEN! Net-Gold archives at
<http://yhoo.it/YhNWtV>. Post of 02 May 2013 10:24:00-0700. The
abstract and link to the complete post were transmitted to several
discussion lists and are on my blog "Hake'sEdStuff" at
<http://bit.ly/121RPmd> with a provision for comments.
Mervis, J. 2013. Grand Challenge: Undergraduate
Teaching:Transformation is Possible If a University Really Cares,"
Science 340 (6130): 292-296; an abstract is online at
<http://bit.ly/128og0N>.
Shaw, K. 2013. "Re: Long Article About Carl Wieman in the Chronicle,"
online on the CLOSED! PhysLrnR archives at <http://bit.ly/10GTbXD>,
post of 19 Jun 2013 08:32:08-0400 to POD. To access the archives of
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Wood, W.B., & J.M. Gentile. 2003. "Teaching in a research context,"
Science 302: 1510; 28 November; online as a 213 kB pdf
<http://bit.ly/SyhOvL>, thanks to Ecoplexity <http://bit.ly/152aFQ9>.
See also the insightful essay "The Impending Revolution in
Undergraduate Science Education" [DeHaan (2005)].