Recent Trends of Liberal Arts and Science Education in Europe

2019 ◽  
Vol 8 (2) ◽  
pp. 49-68
Author(s):  
Seung Nam Son ◽  
Keyword(s):  
Science Education ◽  
Liberal Arts ◽  
Recent Trends

COMBINED MEASURES OF STUDENTS' SUCCESS: RECENT TRENDS AND DEVELOPMENTS IN SCIENCE EDUCATION RESEARCH

2019 ◽  
Author(s):  
Dušica D. Rodić ◽  
Keyword(s):  
Science Education ◽  
Eye Tracking ◽  
Mental Effort ◽  
Time On Task ◽  
Student Difficulties ◽  
Low Degree ◽  
Valid Assessment ◽  
Recent Trends ◽  
Students Success ◽  
Valid Information

Besides measures of students’ performances, a valid assessment of students’ efficiency in a teaching process should also include measures of invested mental effort. The research presented herein covers several approaches in measuring students’ mental effort including 5, 7 and 9-point Likert type scales, time on task, as well as eye tracking technique which in combination with performance measures provide valid information on students’ success. Results of the research showed good correlation between mental effort assessed by 7 and 5-point Likert type scales and students’ performance, while the use of the 9-point scale showed a low degree of correlation, thus recommending the use of a scales with 5 and 7 points for educational purposes over 9-point scales. The research presented herein illustrates how eye tracking can be used to support the evaluation of invested mental effort. Additionally, this method enabled the identification of some student difficulties in the analyzed area – Stereochemistry. Keywords: efficiency measure, mental effort, students’ performance, science education.

scholarly journals HOW TO MAKE NATURAL SCIENCE KNOWLEDGE INTERESTING AND SIGNIFICANT IN THE LIFE OF CONTEMPORARY PEOPLE

2010 ◽  
Vol 7 (2) ◽  
pp. 4-6
Author(s):  
Eleonora Melnik
Keyword(s):  
Science Education ◽  
Young People ◽  
Natural Science ◽  
Liberal Arts ◽  
Natural Sciences ◽  
School Education ◽  
Educational Systems ◽  
University Professors ◽  
Nature And Society ◽  
Natural Science Education

Integral-differential style in the understanding of the system of genetic interconnections and dependency between nature and society is considered to be innovative and is use by natural sciences as well as liberal arts, but in school education it is developed rather slowly. We can see the decrease of interest of young people to natural sciences. There are natural questions: Should the teachers nowadays foster the increase of interest to natural sciences among school children? Does the contemporary society need specialists in the sphere of environment: physi-cist, chemist, astronomers, physiologists and others? Perhaps to many of them specialties of natural science sphere seem to be not demanded in the society? We would also like to know the opinion of the teachers and university professors concerning the peculiarities of natural science education of young people in different educational systems. We are interested in your opinion about the selection of the educational content as well as about different techniques and educational methods used by specialists. Is there any considerable shift of interest among the teachers towards techniques of natural sciences education aimed precisely at young peo-ple? How is this phenomena connected with the new generation of standards and task-books in school education? We hope that mentioned above aspects of the system of natural science education will evoke understanding and response among the specialists and point out the ne-cessity of their discussion in our journal. Key words: natural science education, interest, nature and society.

Liberal Arts Colleges and Science Education

Science ◽  
1996 ◽  
Vol 274 (5293) ◽  
pp. 1593d-1597
Author(s):  
K. L. Verosub
Keyword(s):  
Science Education ◽  
Liberal Arts ◽  
Liberal Arts Colleges

scholarly journals Educating Young Educators: A Pedagogical Internship for Undergraduate Teaching Assistants

2010 ◽  
Vol 9 (2) ◽  
pp. 80-86 ◽  
Author(s):  
Iyah Romm ◽  
Susannah Gordon-Messer ◽  
Melissa Kosinski-Collins
Keyword(s):  
Science Education ◽  
Liberal Arts ◽  
Professional Growth ◽  
Teaching Assistants ◽  
Undergraduate Teaching ◽  
Science Courses ◽  
Course Material ◽  
Teaching Responsibilities ◽  
Faculty Mentors ◽  
Pedagogical Frameworks

Although undergraduates have long held a role as teaching assistants for introductory science courses at liberal arts colleges and universities, educational institutions often do not provide these students with opportunities to explore science teaching and pedagogy. At Brandeis University, we designed an internship course to help increase the motivation, understanding, and knowledge of teaching pedagogy for undergraduate teaching assistants that is offered concurrently with their teaching responsibilities. Weekly sessions with faculty mentors are guided by readings in current science education literature, and throughout the semester students are asked to develop new course material based on the pedagogical frameworks discussed. To evaluate the effectiveness of this course, we surveyed students at the close of the semester. We found an overall increase in student confidence levels with regard to teaching and better awareness of the difficulties faced in science education. All students who participated in the course expressed interest in participating in future educational internships. We believe that the Educating Young Educators internship has the potential to be a catalyst for personal and professional growth from a novice into an informed young educator.

Computer science education and the ideal of liberal arts

1978 ◽  
Author(s):  
Gail B. Brackett ◽  
Chadwick H. Nestman ◽  
Emil R. Spees
Keyword(s):  
Science Education ◽  
Computer Science ◽  
Liberal Arts ◽  
Computer Science Education ◽  
The Ideal
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