Inquiry Project: Annotated Bibliography
I'm working with Michael on the topic: "what are the tools and approaches to promote student scientific thinking?" Here is the annotated bibliography on the studies related to this topic: ANNOTATED BIBLIOGRAPHY Armbruster, P., Patel, M., Johnson, E., & Weiss, M. (2009). Active learning and student-centered pedagogy improve student attitudes and performance in introductory biology. CBE-Life Sciences Education , 8 (3), 203-213. This article describes a case study on the reorganization of a first-year university biology class. The three main points they have done include teaching specific contents with broader conceptual themes, incorporating active and problem-based learning, and making the environment more student-centered. The result of increased student interest and performance is relevant to our promotion of scientific thinking. Bell, R. L., & Trundle, K. C. (2008). The use of a computer simulation to promote scientific conceptions of moon phases. Jour