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Moore, J. Christopher; Rubbo, Louis J. – Physical Review Special Topics - Physics Education Research, 2012
We have found that non-STEM (science, technology, engineering, and mathematics) majors taking either a conceptual physics or astronomy course at two regional comprehensive institutions score significantly lower preinstruction on the Lawson's Classroom Test of Scientific Reasoning (LCTSR) in comparison to national average STEM majors. Based on…
Descriptors: Constructivism (Learning), Majors (Students), Physics, Piagetian Theory
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Easton, Eric; Gilburn, Andre – Journal of Biological Education, 2012
Field work and field courses within undergraduate biology degrees have been under threat in recent years for multiple reasons and while there has been widespread support from learned societies, academic staff and students for the retention of field study, there has been little research to support the perceived value of field teaching within this…
Descriptors: Evidence, Field Instruction, Biology, Foreign Countries