Comments on: Why Not Try A Scientific Approach To Science Education? https://www.isegoria.net/2009/07/why-not-try-a-scientific-approach-to-science-education/ From the ancient Greek for equality in freedom of speech; an eclectic mix of thoughts, large and small Thu, 13 Aug 2026 02:40:18 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.6.1 By: Freddo https://www.isegoria.net/2009/07/why-not-try-a-scientific-approach-to-science-education/comment-page-1/#comment-3383412 Freddo Wed, 07 Jul 2021 12:30:03 +0000 http://isegoria.net/isegoria/?p=3868#comment-3383412 1. The crucial part is the student constructing a coherent mental framework from the provided instruction. Instruction in a 200 man lecture hall is not the optimal form. As described above the clickers seem more to function as a feedback tool for the lecturer than the student.

2. The student body is not uniform. If all of the class has to pass the top is going to be bored out of their minds. If the course is aimed at top level students you have to be willing to fail a significant part. The latter has of course never been acceptable, and in these woke times even less so.

]]> By: Bruce Purcell https://www.isegoria.net/2009/07/why-not-try-a-scientific-approach-to-science-education/comment-page-1/#comment-3383396 Bruce Purcell Wed, 07 Jul 2021 05:38:10 +0000 http://isegoria.net/isegoria/?p=3868#comment-3383396 The clickers and instant feedback remind me of Synectics, sort of an Alexander technique for the mind.

]]> By: Alrenous https://www.isegoria.net/2009/07/why-not-try-a-scientific-approach-to-science-education/comment-page-1/#comment-2462783 Alrenous Mon, 21 Mar 2016 14:11:28 +0000 http://isegoria.net/isegoria/?p=3868#comment-2462783

Now that he has offered up his hard-won teaching wisdom, is anyone listening?

Everyone who cares about supplying students with knowledge listened very carefully. I guarantee it.

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