Astro 101: Rethinking the goals
What has been learned: Extracting the core
A Model
of Learning
and
Knowing
Key results from cognitive education research
1. Learning is productive / constructive.
Physical reasoning maps primitive elements onto specific situations
2. Knowledge is associative / linked
Organization of Long-Term Memory: Schemas
3. The cognitive response is context dependent.
"You are acting as bouncer..."
A small problem:
What is 3 ½
divided by ¼?
4. Most people require
some
social interactions
in order to learn effectively.
Tying it all together: Expectations and Frames
Implications:
Expectations and
Frames
Beyond Content: Expectations and Attitudes
Expectation barriers
to
learning
Overall Results: Large Universities (M)
Reality Cluster: Large Universities
Available
Research-Based
Instructional Methods
Some instructional implications
Elements in Research-Based Curricula
An Example:
The UW Tutorial
Model
Teaching for growth:
Using
student resources effectively
Preliminary Results in a Large Class
Conceptual and attitudinal gains using “learning-to-learn” techniques
What about
implementation?
What’s easy?