Learning Outside the Classroom: Practical Suggestions for Reorganizing Courses to Promote Higher-Order Thinking

Exposing students to content outside of the classroom encourages them to take control of their learning. This article describes three methods for redesigning courses to create more class time for the development of higher-order skills. The combination of in-and out-of-class activities improves stude...

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Published in:	Journal of college science teaching Vol. 34; no. 4; pp. 36 - 39
Main Authors:	Mysliwiec, Tami, Dunbar, Maureen E., Shibley, Ivan A.
Format:	Journal Article
Language:	English
Published:	The National Science Teachers Association 01-01-2005 National Science Teachers Association
Subjects:	Biochemistry Class Activities College instruction Course Content Educational activities Educational Strategies Experiential learning First contact Homework Learning Learning experiences Science Instruction Skill Development Teachers Teaching Methods Thinking Skills
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Summary:	Exposing students to content outside of the classroom encourages them to take control of their learning. This article describes three methods for redesigning courses to create more class time for the development of higher-order skills. The combination of in-and out-of-class activities improves student learning without sacrificing course content. (Contains 1 figure.)
ISSN:	0047-231X 1943-4898