Student-Centered Teaching in Paleontology and Geoscience Classrooms

Provides an overview of the research on student-centered pedagogy in paleontology courses and gives examples of instructional approaches.

List of contents

1. Introduction; 2. Student-centered learning; 3. Student-centered pedagogy; 4. Activity examples; 5. Conclusions.

Summary

Student-centered learning shifts the power and attention in a classroom from the instructor to the students. This Element provides an overview of the research on student-centered pedagogy in introductory geoscience and paleontology courses and gives examples of these instructional approaches.

Product details

• Authors: Robyn Mieko Dahl, Robyn Mieko (Western Washington University) Dahl
• Publisher: Cambridge University Press ELT
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 30.11.2018
• EAN: 9781108717861
• ISBN: 978-1-108-71786-1
• No. of pages: 75
• Series: Elements of Paleontology; Elements of Paleontology
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > Education > School education, didactics, methodology; Natural sciences, medicine, IT, technology > Geosciences > Palaeontology; SCIENCE / Paleontology, universities, Teaching skills & techniques, Teaching of a specific subject, Palaeontology