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Idea-based learning : a course design process to promote conceptual understanding /

Synthesizing the best current thinking about learning, course design, and promoting student achievement, this is a guide to developing college instruction that has clear purpose, is well integrated into the curriculum, and improves student learning in predictable and measurable ways. The process inv...

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Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Hansen, Edmund, 1952-
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Sterling, Va. : Stylus, 2011.
Edición:1st ed.
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Acceso en línea:Texto completo
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  • Cover; CONTENTS; LIST OF FIGURES; ACKNOWLEDGMENTS; 1. PRACTICAL BENEFITS OF COURSE DESIGN; Faculty Stressors in Teaching; Lack of Students' Intellectual Curiosity; Students' Academic Underpreparedness; Fear of Antagonizing Students; Time Spent on Grading Papers; The Addition of New Teaching Roles; Benefits From Idea-Based Course Design; Focus on the Big Picture Gives Direction and Reduces Information Overload; Detailed Criteria for Quality Performance Are Defined Up Front; Ample Practice Opportunities for Key Skills Are Built Into the Design.