Appendix
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Teaching Workshops Fail to Spur Learner-Centered Teaching
Teaching Workshops Fail to Spur Learner-Centered Teaching New article to be published in BioScience. Ebert-May and her five coauthors examined data from two multi-day programs, one of which occurred over several years and one of which was repeated annually. Both programs led to participating faculty knowing more about inquiry-based teaching, as expected, and a large… Continue reading
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Don’t Show, Don’t Tell? Direct Instruction Can Thwart Independent Exploration
Don’t Show, Don’t Tell? Direct Instruction Can Thwart Independent Exploration New study, to be published in Cognition. Far from being a salvo in the never-ending direct instruction vs. discovery learning war, this a cautionary tale about the subtleties of presentation, especially with small children: So what’s a teacher or parent to do? Schulz is quick… Continue reading