"Reaching Students: What Research Says About Effective Instruction in Undergraduate Science and Engineering" ed. by Nancy Kober

The book presents the best thinking to date on teaching and learning undergraduate science and engineering. Focusing on the disciplines of astronomy, biology, chemistry, engineering, geosciences, and physics, this book is an introduction to strategies to try in your classroom or institution. The book is an essential resource for enriching instruction and better educating students.

The research-based strategies in this book can be adopted or adapted by instructors and leaders in all types of public or private higher education institutions.
The undergraduate years are a turning point in producing scientifically literate citizens and future scientists and engineers. Evidence from research about how students learn science and engineering shows that teaching strategies that motivate and engage students will improve their learning. So how do students best learn science and engineering? Are there ways of thinking that hinder or help their learning process? Which teaching strategies are most effective in developing their knowledge and skills? And how can practitioners apply these strategies to their own courses or suggest new approaches within their departments or institutions?
The book strives to answer these questions.
Concrete examples and case studies illustrate how experienced instructors and leaders have applied evidence-based approaches to address student needs, encouraged the use of effective techniques within a department or an institution, and addressed the challenges that arose along the way.

Contents
Acknowledgments
Preface
1 Thinking About Learning and Teaching as a Researcher Would
2 Getting Started
3 Using Insights About Learning to Inform Teaching
4 Designing Instruction
5 Assessing and Adapting
6 Overcoming Challenges
7 Creating Broader Contexts That Support Research-Based Teaching and Learning
Epilogue: On Changing Minds
References
List of Interviewees
Biographical Sketches of Consulting Experts
About the Author
Index
Photo and Illustration Credits