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Direct linkZhu, Chen; Rehrey, George; Treadwell, Brooke; Johnson, Claudia C. – Journal of College Science Teaching, 2012
This Scholarship of Teaching and Learning project discusses the effectiveness of using distance metaphor-building activities along with a case study exam to help undergraduate nonscience majors understand and apply geologic time. Using action research, we describe how a scholarly teacher integrated previously published and often-used teaching…
Descriptors: Prediction, Science Education, Case Studies, Undergraduate Students
Peer reviewedSwinchatt, Jonathan P. – Journal of College Science Teaching, 1974
Presents reasons for accepting alternative modes of education that might help students to escape perceptual traps and limitations to human potential and growth. (JR)
Descriptors: College Science, Geology, Identification (Psychology), Learning
