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The Case Method of Teaching Science
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Case studies are stories with an educational message. They have been used
as parables and cautionary tales for centuries, yet their formal use in
the science classroom is recent. So recent, in fact, that until the early 1990s
the case study literature in science was virtually non-existent. Until this
time, faculty had neither taught with cases, written cases, nor seen one.
This only began to change as more and more faculty realized the
inadequacies of the lecture method and began to seek novel methods of
instruction. Enter the case study, a method imported from business, law,
and medical schools.
Here we have listed videotapes, articles, books, bibliographies, and web links to the
case study literature. Hopefully, this will give you a sample of the
recent attempts to introduce the method into the science classroom and
a glimpse of its potential as seen through the eyes of some of its
most ardent advocates. |
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Videotapes
by Clyde Freeman Herreid
Articles
by Clyde Freeman Herreid
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Other Case
Method Articles
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Case Studies Across a Science Curriculum
by Joseph Bieron and Frank Dinan, Department of Chemistry
and Biochemistry, Canisius College in Buffalo, NY.
- Using
Posters in Case Studies: The Scientific Poster as
a Teaching Tool by Charles R. Fourtner,
Mary Bisson and Christopher A. Loretz, Department
of Biological Sciences, University at Buffalo.
- Case-Stimulated
Learning within Endocrine Physiology Lectures: An
Approach Applicable to Other Disciplines by Marian
R. Walters in Advances
in Physiology Education (AJP: Advan 1999 276:
S74-S78).
- Problems:
A Key Factor in PBL by Barbara Duch, Center for Learning
Effectiveness, University of Delaware.
- Problem-Based
Learning in Biology with 20 Case Examples and
Critical
Thinking in Biology: Case Problems - A Guide for Instructors
by Peter Ommundsen.
- Problem-Based
Learning, Especially in the Context of Large Classes
from McMaster University's Department of Chemical
Engineering.
- Problem-Based
Learning: A Paradigm Shift or a Passing Fad? by
Gwendie Camp, Ph.D., The University of Texas Medical
Branch.
- What
We Know About Cooperative Learning at the College
Level by David and Roger Johnson.
- Peer
Ratings in Cooperative Learning Teams by Deborah
B. Kaufman, Richard M. Felder, Hugh Fuller, North
Carolina State University.
- Commonly
Asked Questions about Teaching Collaborative Activities
from the Penn State Teacher II: Learning to
Teach; Teaching to Learn.
- Exploring
Cases On-line with Virtual Environments: Article
by B. Lindeman, et al.,Curry School of Education,
University of Virginia.
- Cooperative
Learning in Technical Courses by Richard
Felder, Department of Chemical Engineering, North
Carolina State University, and Rebecca Brent, School
of Education, East Carolina University.
- Using a Formal
Collaborative Learning Paradigm for Veterinary Medical
Education by W. R. Klemm from the Department
of Veterinary Anatomy & Public Health, Texas A&M
University, published in the Journal
of Veterinary Medical Education, Volume
21, Number 1.
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PowerPoint Presentations
- Using Science Case Studies to Promote Interdisciplinary Learning
Presented at the Association of American Colleges and Universities (AAC&U) Network for Academic Renewal Conference, “Pedagogies of Engagement: Deepening Learning In and Across the Disciplines” in Bethesda, Maryland, April 14–16, 2005. Presented by Deborah Allen, Department of Biological Sciences, University of Delaware, and Katayoun Chamany, Science, Technology and Society Program, Eugene Lang College.
- Clickers and Case Studies:
Alternatives to Lectures in the Undergraduate Classroom
Presented at the Association for Cell Biology Conference in
Washington, DC, on December 8, 2004, by Katayoun Chamany,
Director, Science, Technology and Society Program, Eugene Lang
College, New School University, and Deborah Allen, Associate
Professor and Director of Undergraduate Programs, Department of
Biological Sciences, University of Delaware.
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Bibliographies
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Reviews
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