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ERIC Number: EJ431974
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 1991
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ISSN: ISSN-1047-6210
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My Conversion to the Arons-Advocated Method of Science Education.
Hake, Richard R.
Teaching Education, v3 n2 p109-11 Win-Spr 1991
Indiana University college teacher discusses undergraduate science education and effective teaching in introductory courses. The method recommended by educator Arnold Arons trades passive lecture for hands-on learning and Socratic dialogue. Indiana University began a successful research program which brought Arons' method to large-enrollment classes through Socratic-Dialogue-Inducing labs. (SM)
Descriptors: College Science, Curriculum Development, Elementary Education, Experiential Learning, Higher Education, Introductory Courses, Preservice Teacher Education, Required Courses, Science Course Improvement Projects, Science Education, Teaching Methods
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Opinion Papers
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Language: English
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