Hake'sEdStuff

Reform of STEM Education Requires A Systems Approach

2012-01-25T13:16:00.000-08:00

Some blog followers might be interested in a recent discussion-list post “Reform of STEM Education Requires A Systems Approach” [Hake (2012)]. The abstract reads: ******************************************* ABSTRACT: Lees Stuntz (2012), executive director of “Creative Learning Exchange” http://clexchange.org/ called attention to an AAAS News Release “Systemic School Reform Necessary for Science

Re: FCI and CCI in China #2

2012-01-22T18:12:00.000-08:00

Some blog followers might be interested in a recent discussion-list post “Re: FCI and CCI in China #2” [Hake (2012)]. The abstract reads: *********************************************** ABSTRACT: PhysLrnR’s Jerry Epstein wrote (paraphrasing): “The Calculus Concept Inventory (CCI) has been given to about 1000 university students enrolled in a TEACHER-CENTERED calculus course in Shanghai, China.

Platonic vs Socratic Methods (was “. . . . Physicists Seek To Lose The Lecture As Teaching Tool” )

2012-01-10T13:03:00.000-08:00

Some blog followers might be interested in a recent discussion-list post “Platonic vs Socratic Methods (was ‘. . . . Physicists Seek To Lose The Lecture As Teaching Tool’ )” [Hake (2012)]. The abstract reads: ************************************************* ABSTRACT: Joe Redish, in a PhysLrnR post wrote (paraphrasing): “. . . I tell my TA’s not to do Socratic dialogs, guiding the students

Re: Entropy again

2012-01-07T15:32:00.001-08:00

Some blog followers might be interested in a recent discussion-list post “Re: Entropy again”[Hake (2012)]. The abstract reads: ************************************************ ABSTRACT: Antti Savinainen in his Phys-L post “Entropy again” wrote that: (a) he was about to teach entropy at the high school level but realized that the syllabus statement “entropy is a system property that expresses

The Conceptual Meaning of Thermodynamic Entropy in the 21st Century -ADDENDUM

2011-12-19T12:42:00.000-08:00

Some blog followers might be interested in the following ADDENDUM [Hake (2011b)] to my post “The Conceptual Meaning of Thermodynamic Entropy in the 21st Century” [Hake (2011a)]: PhysLrnR’s Paul Camp (2011a) wrote: “Having taught thermal physics this semester, I'll testify that, at least for my 5 beginners, the point where phase space appeared totally baffled them. I brought it up only as part

The Overriding Influence of Poverty on Children's Educational Achievement

2011-12-14T11:31:00.000-08:00

Some blog followers might be interested in a recent discussion-list post “The Overriding Influence of Poverty on Children’s Educational Achievement” [Hake (2011)]. The abstract reads: *********************************************** ABSTRACT: In response to my post “Why Minnesotans Excel at Math and Other Mysteries of the Nation's Report Card” [Hake (2011)], EDDRA2’s Gary Ravani wrote (

Physics Education Research (PER) Could Use More PR

2011-12-07T15:04:00.000-08:00

Some blog followers might be interested in “Physics Education Research (PER) Could Use More PR” [Hake (2011)]. The abstract reads: *********************************************** ABSTRACT: PhysLrnR’s Bill Goffe wrote (paraphrasing): “PHYSICS EDUCATION RESEARCH (PER) COULD USE MORE PR. In the last year I've only seen PER in the popular press twice: (1) a slew of reports on ‘Improved Learning in

Research on the Extent of Active Learning - Merbitz's PSI Plug

2011-12-06T17:07:00.000-08:00

Some blog followers might be interested in “Research on the Extent of Active Learning – Merbitz’s PSI Plug” [Hake (2011b)]. The abstract reads: ************************************************* ABSTRACT: In “Re: Research on the Extent of Active Learning” [Hake (2011a)] at http://bit.ly/u63GbO, I stated “the glacial inertia of the educational system, though not well understood, appears to be

Re: Research on the Extent of Active Learning

2011-12-05T08:42:00.000-08:00

Some blog followers might be interested in a discussion list post “Re: Research on the Extent of Active Learning” [Hake (2011)]. The abstract reads: *************************************************** ABSTRACT: POD’s Rae Jean Goodman, in her post “Research on extent of active learning,” evidently equating active learning with collaborative work, posed this question (paraphrasing): “It is common

Re: PER Review Article? #2

2011-12-01T16:33:00.000-08:00

Some blog followers might be interested in “Re: PER Review Article? #2” [Hake (2011)]. The abstract reads: ************************************************* ABSTRACT: Phys-L’s David Craig asked (paraphrasing) “Any suggestions for recent review articles on the current state and efficacy of Physics Education Research (PER)?” Both Phys-L’s Dean Zollman and PhysLrnR’s Jennifer Docktor recommended “A

Can Education Research Be Divorced From Politics and Economics ?

2011-11-14T09:20:00.000-08:00

Some blog followers might be interested in “Can Education Research Be Divorced From Politics and Economics ?” [Hake (2011a)]. The abstract reads: ********************************************* ABSTRACT: In response to my post “Keynes & Hayek (was ‘Re: History of regulation of finance’)” [Hake (2011c)], PhysLrnR’s William Robertson (2011) wrote (paraphrasing): “I keep misreading the title ‘

Re: Castles in the Sky #3

2011-11-11T16:20:00.000-08:00

Some blog followers might be interested “Re: Castles in the Sky #3” [Hake (2011a,b)]. The abstract reads: ************************************************ ABSTRACT: In “Re: Castles in the Sky #2” [Hake (2009)] I wrote: ~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~* H.G. Callaway (2009), in his Dewey-L post “Castles in the Sky” referred to an article reporting that Alan Greenspan had defended his record

Keynes & Hayek (was “Re: History of regulation of finance”)

2011-11-09T11:26:00.000-08:00

Some blog followers might be interested “Keynes & Hayek (was ‘Re: History of regulation of finance’)” [Hake (2011)]. The abstract reads: ************************************************* ABSTRACT: In my Dewey-L post “Re: History of regulation of finance” [Hake (2011c)], I responded to Celinda Scott’s (2011a) comments regarding Nicholas Wapshott's (2011) book Keynes Hayek: The Clash That Defined

Re: Evaluations Ignore Education Factors

2011-11-06T19:17:00.000-08:00

Some blog followers might be interested in “Re: Evaluations Ignore Education Factors” [Hake (2011)]. The abstract reads: ********************************************* ABSTRACT: James Horn his ARN-L post “guest column on TN teacher eval system," pointed to his Knoxville News Sentinel “Guest Column: Evaluations ignore education factors” at http://bit.ly/swBD8v. Therein Horn wrote (paraphrasing):

Re: Professional Role Confidence and Gendered Persistence in Engineering

2011-11-04T15:54:00.000-07:00

Some blog followers might be interested in “Re: Professional Role Confidence and Gendered Persistence in Engineering” [Hake (2011)]. The abstract reads: ************************************************ ABSTRACT: Robert Fuller of the PhysLrnR list referenced an Inside Higher Ed report on “Professional Role Confidence and Gendered Persistence in Engineering” [Cech et al. (2011)] and asked in

Fortieth Anniversary of Donald Bligh's "What's the use of Lectures?"

2011-10-30T08:22:00.000-07:00

Some blog followers might be interested in “Fortieth Anniversary of Donald Bligh’s What's the use of Lectures?” [Hake (2011)]. The abstract reads: ************************************************** ABSTRACT: Philosopher George MacDonald Ross http://bit.ly/w167Iu posted a link http://bit.ly/rsHEFd to his essay “What's the Use of Lectures? - Forty Years On.” Ross wrote [bracketed by lines “RRRRR.

No Standard Outcome Measures For Science Education? #2

2011-10-16T12:57:00.000-07:00

Some blog followers might be interested in “No Standard Outcome Measures For Science Education? #2” [Hake (2011)]. The abstract reads: ************************************************* ABSTRACT: Robin Millar and Jonathan Osborne in Chapter 3, “Research and Practice: A Complex Relationship” of Shelley et al. (2009). claimed that: (a) NO STANDARD OR COMMONLY AGREED OUTCOME MEASURES EXIST FOR ANY

Re: Economic Inequality: The Real Cause of Urban School Problems #2

2011-10-12T07:54:00.000-07:00

Some blog followers might be interested in “Re: Economic Inequality: The Real Cause of Urban School Problems” [Hake (2011)]. The abstract reads: ************************************************* ABSTRACT: ARN-L’s Bob Schaeffer (2011) in a post “Economic Inequality: The Real Cause of Urban School Problems” alluded to a Chicago Tribune Op. Ed. http://bit.ly/rv3rMO of that title by Greg Duncan and

Treatment of ‘Pseudoforces’ in Introductory Physics Courses

2011-10-09T15:07:00.000-07:00

Some blog followers might be interested in a post “Treatment of ‘Pseudoforces’ in Introductory Physics Courses” [Hake (2011)]. The abstract reads: *********************************************** PhysLrnR’s Hugh Haskell correctly addressed the common misconception raised by Jennifer McElrath that the centripetal force is “a force in and of itself.” As of today, Hugh's post had initiated a 35-

Twenty-three Suggestions of Books For a Boys Education Book Club

2011-10-03T07:45:00.000-07:00

Some blog followers might be interested in “Twenty-three Suggestions of Books For a Boys Education Book Club” [Hake (2011)]. The abstract reads: ********************************************* ABSTRACT: POD’s Cynthia Desrochers, in a post “A book on boys?” requested suggestions for a “good Book Group book to read in a College of Education on boys, specifically, on their school difficulties, pK-12

Over Fifty Suggestions of Books For a Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics (STEM) Education Book Club

2011-09-30T08:22:00.000-07:00

Some blog followers might be interested in “Over Fifty Suggestions of Books For a Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics (STEM) Education Book Club” [Hake (2011)]. The abstract reads: ********************************************* ABSTRACT: POD’s Linda Serro, in a post “STEM Education Books,” requested suggestions for “STEM Education book titles that might be appropriate for a book

The Impact of Concept Inventories On Physics Education and It’s Relevance For Engineering Education

2011-09-19T15:36:00.000-07:00

Some blog followers might be interested in “The Impact of Concept Inventories On Physics Education and It’s Relevance For Engineering Education” [Hake (2011)]. The abstract reads: ********************************************* I review the: (a) Before Concept Inventory (BCI) dark ages of post-secondary introductory physics education; (b) 1985 advent of the first physics CI, the

Re: Assessment of Critical Thinking Skills

2011-08-24T10:59:00.000-07:00

Some blog followers might be interested in a discussion-list post “Re: Assessment of Critical Thinking Skills” [Hake (2011)]. The abstract reads: ***************************************** ABSTRACT: David Musick of the DrEd list wrote (paraphrasing): “We are working on a project related to ‘critical thinking skills’ and how they might be assessed in medical students. I am aware of the ‘

Re: Limits to Growth

2011-08-12T13:22:00.000-07:00

Some blog followers might be interested in a discussion-list post “Re: Limits to Growth” [Hake (2011)]. The abstract reads: ********************************************* ABSTRACT: SClistserv’s Michael Beverley (2011) in his post “Limits to Growth” wrote (paraphrasing) “Does anyone recall a discussion concerning the book ‘Limits to Growth’ on the listserve?” Rick Kubina responded by giving

Roediger's Tips for Reviewers

2011-08-03T10:55:00.000-07:00

Some blog followers might be interested in a discussion-list post “Roediger's Tips for Reviewers” [Hake (2011)]. The abstract reads: ************************************************ ABSTRACT: The inadequate reviewing of articles submitted for publication in the field of Physics Education Research (PER) suggests revisiting Henry Roeidiger's (2007) “Twelve Tips for Reviewers” http://bit.ly/

Physics Demonstrations: Both Education and Entertainment

2011-07-31T15:51:00.000-07:00

Some blog followers might be interested in a discussion-list post “Physics Demonstrations: Both Education and Entertainment” [Hake (2011)]. The abstract reads: ******************************************** ABSTRACT: PhysLrnR’s Noah Podolefsky (2011) wrote (paraphrasing): “Perhaps the reason we don't have evidence that demos promote interest is that nobody has bothered to look for it because the

Re: Research on Active Learning in Higher Education

2011-07-28T19:30:00.000-07:00

Some blog followers might be interested in a discussion-list post “Re: Research on Active Learning in Higher Education” [Hake (2011)]. The abstract reads: *********************************************** ABSTRACT: Carolyn Hamblin of the POD list wrote (paraphrasing): “I'm looking for research on active learning in higher education. I've found a lot in secondary ed but not much in higher ed.”

What's a Definitive Academic Reference?

2011-07-27T19:14:00.001-07:00

Some blog followers might be interested in a discussion-list post “What's a Definitive Academic Reference?” [Hake (2011)]. The abstract reads: ************************************************** ABSTRACT: In a post “Re: Ashamed it is physicists and not learning scientists!” [Hake (2011) at http://bit.ly/pRy0N3 (you can safely ignore the warning) I argued for the use of “Definitive Academic

Re: Ashamed it is physicists and not learning scientists!

2011-07-25T16:47:00.001-07:00

Some blog followers might be interested in a discussion-list post “Re: Ashamed it is physicists and not learning scientists!” [Hake (2011)]. The abstract reads: **************************************************** ABSTRACT: A NYT report on a Science article “Improved Learning in a Large-Enrollment Physics Class” [Deslauriers, Schelew, & Wieman (2011)] carried a remark by James Stigler: “the

Re: Learning Physics with a Statistical Gold Standard

2011-07-24T13:10:00.000-07:00

Some blog followers might be interested in a discussion-list post “Re: Learning Physics with a Statistical Gold Standard” [Hake (2011)]. The abstract reads: ***************************************************** ABSTRACT: Physoc’s Priscilla Laws (2011) wrote (paraphrasing): “One of the difficulties with many recent comments on tests to determine the efficacy of physics teaching methods is that

Lecture Isn’t Effective: More Evidence #4

2011-07-22T16:02:00.000-07:00

Some blog followers might be interested in a discussion-list post “Lecture Isn’t Effective: More Evidence #4” [Hake (2011c)]. The abstract reads: ************************************************** ABSTRACT: In response to “Re: Lecture Isn't Effective: More Evidence #2” [Hake (2011b)], EvalTalk’s Jan Hill (2011a) wrote: “Yes, we educators know that lectures are ineffective. . . . .” To which

Re: Scientific illiteracy can kill the planet

2011-07-20T12:37:00.000-07:00

Some blog followers may be interested in a recent discussion list post titled “Re: Scientific illiteracy can kill the planet” [Hake (2011b] reproduced below: Art Hobson (2011) in his Physoc post “Scientific illiteracy can kill the planet” wrote [paraphrasing; my inserts at “. . . .[[insert]]. . . .”]: “U.S. Rep. Ed Whitfield (R-Ky). . . . .[[ http://whitfield.house.gov/ and http://

Re: Lecture Isn't Effective: More Evidence #2

2011-07-16T14:44:00.000-07:00

Some blog followers might be interested in a discussion-list post “Re: Lecture Isn't Effective: More Evidence #2” [Hake (2011)]. The abstract reads: ************************************************* ABSTRACT: In reply to my post “Re: Lecture Isn't Effective: More Evidence” at http://bit.ly/r80W5i , Ed Laughbaum of the MathEdCC list wrote at http://bit.ly/r8StCV : “My guess is that of the

Re: controlled experiments

2011-07-11T15:09:00.000-07:00

Some blog followers might be interested in a discussion-list post “Re: controlled experiments” [Hake (2011)]. The abstract reads: ********************************************* ABSTRACT: PhysLnrR’s Brian Foley wrote (paraphrasing): “I would love to be doing controlled experiments much of the time - but they are darn near impossible to pull off. . . . . . Once you have your 40 approved

Off Topic: Gerald Grow’s Remarkable Photoillustrations

2011-07-10T11:08:00.000-07:00

Some blog followers might be interested in a discussion-list post “Off Topic: Gerald Grow’s Remarkable Photoillustrations” [Hake (2011)]. The first sentence reads: “Although ‘Off-Topic,’ the remarkable photoillustrations of Gerald Grow (2011) at http://bit.ly/oPgN0n may interest some Academic Discussion List (ADL) subscribers. To access the complete 3 kB post please click on http://bit.ly/

Re: Lectures

2011-07-08T15:34:00.000-07:00

Some blog followers might be interested in a discussion-list post “Re: Lectures” [Hake (2011)]. The abstract reads: ***************************************** ABSTRACT: Kenneth Mendelson’s (2011) provocative post “Lectures” initiated a 17-post thread, #14 on the PhySoc archives of June 2011 at http://bit.ly/pqGnuU. Among the responses was that of Kenneth Laws who wrote (paraphrasing): “. . .

Re: A Question: Where Does Current Reform Come From? #2

2011-06-28T16:40:00.000-07:00

Some blog followers might be interested in a discussion-list post “Re: A Question: Where Does Current Reform Come From? #2” [Hake (2011b)]. The abstract reads: ************************************************ ABSTRACT: In response to my post “Re: A Question: Where Does Current Reform Come From?" [Hake (2011a)], Baker Mitchell of the SClistserv list wrote (paraphrasing): “We are in danger of

Re: A Question: Where Does Current Reform Come From?

2011-06-26T15:39:00.000-07:00

Some blog followers might be interested in a discussion-list post “Re: A Question: Where Does Current Reform Come From?” [Hake (2011)]. The abstract reads: *************************************** ABSTRACT: Joshua Fisher (2011) in his Math-Teach post “A Question: Where Does Current Reform Come From?” wrote (paraphrasing): “How does one enable middle school kids to know the formula for the area

Operational Definitions

2011-06-22T19:44:00.000-07:00

Some blog followers might be interested in a discussion-list post “Operational Definitions” [Hake (2011)]. The abstract reads: **************************************** ABSTRACT: Alan Bender (2011), in a POD post “Open inquiry is bad? (in some intro tech courses),” wrote (paraphrasing) : “I wonder how the terms ‘learning centered’ and ‘instruction centered’ tend to be understood, particularly

The Science/Math Education Shift from Teaching to Learning

2011-06-22T09:42:00.000-07:00

Some blog followers might be interested in a discussion-list post “The Science/Math Education Shift from Teaching to Learning” [Hake (2011)]. The abstract reads: ******************************************* ABSTRACT: This post is a slight expansion and improvement of an earlier post “Anatomy Education.” The revision was stimulated by the interesting 11-post POD thread “Re: Open inquiry is bad?

Design-Based Research: Old PER Wine in a New Bottle #2

2011-06-21T10:38:00.001-07:00

Some blog followers might be interested in a discussion-list post “Design-Based Research: Old PER Wine in a New Bottle #2” [Hake (2011b)]. The abstract reads: **************************************************** ABSTRACT: In response to my PhysLrnR post “Design-Based Research: Old PER Wine in a New Bottle” [Hake (2011)] Paul Camp (2011) wrote: “ ‘Doing research in a classroom’ is not the same

Design-Based Research: Old PER Wine in a New Bottle

2011-06-20T14:21:00.000-07:00

Some blog followers might be interested in a discussion-list post “Design-Based Research: Old PER Wine in a New Bottle” [Hake (2011)]. The abstract reads: ********************************************* ABSTRACT: PhysLrnR Paul Camp wrote (paraphrasing): “Primary references to Design-Based Research (DBR) http://bit.ly/mfy8gB are cognitive scientists Ann Brown (1992) and Allan Collins (1992).

Anatomy Education

2011-06-19T16:04:00.000-07:00

Some blog followers might be interested in a discussion-list post “Anatomy Education” [Hake (2011)]. The abstract reads: **************************************** ABSTRACT: Robin Hopkins in a POD post “Shift in the teaching of science” wrote: “I'm interested in the shift that is required of traditional anatomists as the medical school moves toward a curriculum that requires anatomy to be taught

Should the Culture of University Science Education Be Changed?

2011-05-29T10:58:00.000-07:00

Some blog followers might be interested in a talk “Should the Culture of University Science Education Be Changed? ” [Hake (2011)]. The abstract reads: ****************************************In a recent Science article “Changing the Culture of Science Education at Research Universities” [Anderson et al. (2011) at http://bit.ly/eSLoCl], thirteen biology research scientists, all Howard

SET's Are Not Valid Gauges of Students’ Higher-Level Learning #2

2011-05-17T10:43:00.000-07:00

Some blog followers might be interested in discussion-list post “SET’s Are Not Valid Gauges of Students’ Higher-Level Learning #2” [Hake (2011)]. The abstract reads: **************************************** ABSTRACT: In response to “Changing the Culture of Science Education at Research Universities #3” [Hake (2011a) http:

Academic Discussion Lists (ADL’s) vs Social Media #2

2011-05-09T20:08:00.000-07:00

Some blog followers might be interested in discussion-list post “Academic Discussion Lists (ADL's) vs Social Media #2” [Hake (2011)]. The abstract reads: **************************************** ABSTRACT: POD’s Ed Nuhfer complained about requests to move POD discussions to Linked-In. His post drew several responses in support of Academic Discussion Lists (ADL’s)

Re: The Journal of Humanistic Mathematics #2

2011-05-08T14:23:00.000-07:00

Some blog followers might be interested in discussion-list post “Re: The Journal of Humanistic Mathematics #2” [Hake (2011b)]. The abstract reads: ************************************* ABSTRACT: In response to my post “Louis Paul Benezet and the Journal of Humanistic Mathematics” [Hake (2011a)], Kirby Urner wrote: “JHM has lots of interesting content. . . . To

Louis Paul Benezet and the Journal of Humanistic Mathematics

2011-05-05T16:06:00.000-07:00

Some blog followers might be interested in a discussion-list post “Louis Paul Benezet and the Journal of Humanistic Mathematics ” [Hake (2011)]. The abstract reads: ******************************************* ABSTRACT: Maria Droujkova of the NaturalMath list pointed to the Journal of Humanistic Mathematics (JHM). According to the editors Mark Huber http://bit.ly

Is the ‘Teacher Effect’ the Dominant Factor in Students' Academic Gain? #3

2011-05-03T16:23:00.000-07:00

Some blog followers might be interested in discussion-list post “Is the ‘Teacher Effect’the Dominant Factor in Students’ Academic Gain? #3” [Hake (2011b)]. The abstract reads: ******************************************** ABSTRACT: In a previous post titled “Is the ‘Teacher Effect’ the Dominant Factor in Students' Academic Gain?” I pointed to the analyses of

Physics Education Research - Not Widely Known in Higher Education #2

2011-04-30T14:29:00.000-07:00

Some blog followers might be interested in discussion-list post “Physics Education Research - Not Widely Known in Higher Education #2” [Hake (2011b)]. The abstract reads: ****************************************** ABSTRACT: In response to my post “Physics Education Research - Not Widely Known in Higher Education” [Hake (2011a) http://bit.ly/iT4YsN], a

Physics Education Research - Not Widely Known in Higher Education

2011-04-27T18:02:00.000-07:00

Some blog followers might be interested in discussion-list post “Physics Education Research - Not Widely Known in Higher Education” [Hake (2011)].The abstract reads:*******************************************ABSTRACT: Economist Bill Goffe in his PhysLrnR post “Re: Business agenda for K-12 STEM education: not research-informed” wrote (paraphrasing):“. . . it appears that Physics Education

ETS Pushes For FORMATIVE Assessment?

2011-04-24T14:54:00.000-07:00

Some blog followers might be interested in discussion-list post “ETS Pushes For FORMATIVE Assessment?” [Hake (2011)]. The abstract reads: ******************************************* ABSTRACT: ARN-L’s Monty Neil has pointed to Valerie Strauss’ “Parents spell out detailed school reform blueprint” at http://wapo.st/edky9k. Among the recommendations is: “Less

The ‘Teacher Effect’ - Response to Hansen #4

2011-04-22T14:58:00.000-07:00

Some blog followers might be interested in discussion-list post “The ‘Teacher Effect’ - Response to Hansen #4” [Hake (2011c)]. The abstract reads: ********************************************* ABSTRACT: In my post “The ‘Teacher Effect’ - Response to Hansen #2” http://bit.ly/eh6sge, I suggested over 30 references that might have helped to alleviate his near zero

The ‘Teacher Effect’ - Response to Hansen #2

2011-04-16T17:01:00.000-07:00

Some blog followers might be interested in discussion-list post “The ‘Teacher Effect’ - Response to Hansen #2” [Hake (2011b)]. The abstract reads: **************************************** ABSTRACT: In response to “Is the ‘Teacher Effect’ the Dominant Factor in Students’ Academic Gain?” [Hake (2011a)], Math-Teach’s Robert Hansen wrote (paraphrasing): “Is there a

Question About AP #2

2011-04-14T09:16:00.000-07:00

Some blog followers might be interested in discussion-list post “Question About AP #2” [Hake (2011b)]. The abstract reads: ************************************* ABSTRACT: In my post “Re: Question About AP” [Hake (2011a) http://bit.ly/i3uB5u], I answered a question effectively posed by Standardisto-basher Susan Ohanian: “Anyone know of research questioning Advanced

Re: Question About AP

2011-04-11T19:16:00.000-07:00

Some blog followers might be interested in discussion-list post “Re: Question About AP” [Hake (2011)].The abstract reads:*******************************************ABSTRACT: EDDRA2’s Susan Ohanian wrote: “Someone asked me for research questioning Advanced Placement.” I suggest Susan check out AP: A Critical Examination of the Advanced Placement Program [Sadler et al. (2010).]In his review of

Is the ‘Teacher Effect’ the Dominant Factor in Students’ Academic Gain?

2011-04-08T10:19:00.000-07:00

Some blog followers might be interested in discussion-list post “Is the ‘Teacher Effect’ the Dominant Factor in Students’ Academic Gain?” [Hake (2011)]. The abstract reads: **************************************ABSTRACT: In his PhysLrnR post Rob Spencer pointed out that Sanders & Rivers (1996) in “Cumulative and Residual Effects of Teachers on Future Student Academic

What's Worth Learning?

2011-03-29T19:33:00.000-07:00

Some blog followers might be interested in discussion-list post “What's Worth Learning” [Hake (2011)]. The abstract reads: ******************************************* ABSTRACT: Kenneth Bernstein http://huff.to/gAtYnU has recently reviewed system thinker Marion Brady’s (2010) http://www.marionbrady.com/ book What's Worth Learning. Bernstein quotes Brady as follows:

Re: Critical Thinking: Designing Instructional Strategies to Promote Critical Thought

2011-03-24T10:55:00.000-07:00

Some blog followers might be interested in discussion-list post “Re: Critical Thinking: Designing Instructional Strategies to Promote Critical Thought” [Hake (2011)]. The abstract reads: ************************************* ABSTRACT: Valerie Kisiel, in her STLHE-L post “Critical Thinking: Designing Instructional Strategies to Promote Critical Thought” has pointed

Re: Interactive Engagement Typically Lowers Student Evaluations of Teaching?

2011-03-19T19:30:00.000-07:00

Some blog followers might be interested in discussion-list post “Re: Interactive Engagement Typically Lowers Student Evaluations of Teaching?” [Hake (2011)]. The abstract reads: **********************************************************ABSTRACT: PhysLrnR’s Bill Goffe wrote (paraphrasing): “I thought I recalled reading here that interactive engagement typically

Culture of Science Education - Response to Woods

2011-03-14T16:10:00.000-07:00

Some blog followers to might be interested in a recent post “Culture of Science Education - Response to Woods” [Hake (2011b)]. ["Woods" is Don Woods http://bit.ly/etekAw, Emeritus Professor of Chemical Engineering at McMaster University and problem-based-learning pioneer.] The abstract reads: ***********************************

Changing the Culture of Science Education at Research Universities #3

2011-03-13T09:21:00.000-07:00

Some blog followers might be interested in a recent post “Changing the Culture of Science Education at Research Universities #3” [Hake (2011c)]. The abstract reads: **************************************************** ABSTRACT: In response to “Changing the Culture of Science Education at Research Universities” [Hake (2011a)], PhysLrnR's Bill Goffe wrote (paraphrasing):

Dukenfield's Law & Campbell's Law #2

2011-03-12T15:35:00.000-08:00

Some blog followers might be interested in a post of August 2010 “Dukenfield's Law & Campbell's Law #2” [Hake (2010b)]. The abstract reads: ********************************************** ABSTRACT: An earlier post “Dukenfield's Law & Campbell's Law” [Hake (2010a)] initiated a 49-post thread on EvalTalk which may be accessed at http://bit.ly/cqINPz and http://bit.ly/

Changing the Culture of Science Education at Research Universities #2

2011-03-06T15:59:00.000-08:00

Blog followers might be interested in a recent post “Changing the Culture of Science Education at Research Universities #2” [Hake (2011b)]. The abstract reads: ********************************************* ABSTRACT: In response to my post “Changing the Culture of Science Education at Research Universities” [Hake (2011a)], Math-Teach's Robert Hansen wrote: “If you

Changing the Culture of Science Education at Research Universities

2011-03-04T10:32:00.000-08:00

Some blog followers might be interested in a recent post “Changing the Culture of Science Education at Research Universities” [Hake (2011)]. The abstract reads: ************************************************ ABSTRACT: Those concerned with the effectiveness of Science, Technology, Engineering and Math (STEM) education might be interested in a

Are Ed Administrators Aware of Physics Ed Research?

2011-02-18T15:06:00.000-08:00

Some blog followers might be interested in a recent post “Are Ed Administrators Aware of Physics Ed Research?” [Hake (2011)]. The abstract reads: ******************************************** ABSTRACT: PhysLrnR’s John (Texas) Clement posed the question (paraphrasing): “Are Ed Administrators Aware of Physics Ed Research (PER)?” Bill Goffe responded (paraphrasing): “I

Adey & Shayer's Cognitive Acceleration & Feuerstein's Instrumental Enrichment

2011-02-14T20:12:00.000-08:00

Some blog followers might be interested in two recent posts “Re: Cognitive Acceleration” [Hake (2011a)] and “Feuerstein's Instrumental Enrichment” [Hake (2011b)] . A combined abstract is: ******************************************* ABSTRACT: Paul Lulai of the PhysLrnR list stated that when he searched for materials on “Cognitive Acceleration” he found none that would

Re: Economists and Value-Added Wave in Schools

2011-02-08T16:00:00.000-08:00

Some blog followers might be interested in a recent post “Re: Economists and Value-Added Wave in Schools” [Hake (2011a)]. The abstract reads: ******************************************* ABSTRACT: Economist Douglas Harris http://bit.ly/eE72Vk (2011a) contrasts three recent reports on Value Added Measures (in decreasing enthusiasm for value added measures): (a) “The

Academically Adrift?

2011-01-29T10:35:00.000-08:00

Some blog followers might be interested in a recent post “Academically Adrift?” [Hake (2011)]. The abstract reads: ************************************************** ABSTRACT: In “Research on Physics First” [Hake (2011a)] http://bit.ly/gJIu4i, I stated that reliance on course grades to measure college student learning has been shown to be invalid by research on physics

How Much Value is Added at Elite Institutions - Response to Haim #2

2011-01-26T16:49:00.000-08:00

Some blog followers might be interested in a recent post “How Much Value is Added at Elite Institutions - Response to Haim #2” [Hake (2011d)]. ******************************************** ABSTRACT: In my post “How Much Value is Added at Elite Institutions?” [Hake (2011c)], I wrote: “. . . . demonstrations that the less-than-stellar value-added assessments of

Research on Physics First

2011-01-25T16:52:00.000-08:00

Some blog followers might be interested in a recent post “Research on Physics First” [Hake (2011b)]. *************************************** ABSTRACT: In response to my earlier post “Re: Physics First empirical studies” [Hake (2011a)]: (1) Zahra Sana Hazari wrote: “Check out Sadler & Tai's ‘Science’ report ‘The Two High-School Pillars Supporting College Science’ ” http

How Much Value is Added at Elite Institutions?

2011-01-22T15:58:00.000-08:00

Some blog followers might be interested in a recent post “How Much Value is Added at Elite Institutions?” [Hake (2011d)]. The abstract reads: ********************************** ABSTRACT: In a previous post “Value-Added Inequities: Should Value-Added Measures Be Used to Evaluate Teachers?” [Hake (2010b)] I implied that the less-than-stellar value-added rankings of Boris

Value-Added Inequities: Should Value-Added Measures Be Used to Evaluate Teachers?

2011-01-18T17:02:00.000-08:00

Some blog followers might be interested in a recent post “Value-Added Inequities: Should Value-Added Measures Be Used to Evaluate Teachers?” [Hake (2011b)]. The abstract reads:************************************************ABSTRACT: In a previous post “The Ceiling Effect #2” [Hake (2011a)] I noted that Sheila Tobias (2011), in a recent APS News editorial “Teachers in the Crosshairs. . .”, called

Convergence of the Life Sciences, Physical Sciences, and Engineering

2011-01-14T13:37:00.000-08:00

Some blog followers might be interested in a recent post “Convergence of the Life Sciences, Physical Sciences, and Engineering” [Hake (2011)]. The abstract reads: ******************************************* ABSTRACT: Some discussion-list subscribers might be interested in the MIT White Paper “The Third Revolution: The Convergence of the Life Sciences, Physical Sciences,

The Ceiling Effect #2

2011-01-12T16:53:00.000-08:00

Some blog followers might be interested in a recent post “The Ceiling Effect #2” [Hake (2011)]. The abstract reads: ****************************************** ABSTRACT: Sheila Tobias (2010) in a recent APS News “Back Page” editorial “Teachers in the Crosshairs. . .”: wrote: “In Houston, where a new value-added formula is being used to grade teachers’ skills, ‘N.Y.

Learning Outcomes: Face-to-Face vs Online #7

2011-01-10T17:23:00.000-08:00

Some blog followers might be interested in a recent post “Learning Outcomes: Face-to-Face vs Online #7” [Hake (2011)]. The abstract reads: ******************************************** ABSTRACT: In his post “Re: Learning Outcomes: Face-to-Face vs Online,” POD's Mike Theall pointed to Richard Clark’s (1983) famously provocative dictum: “The media are mere vehicles that

Learning Outcomes: Face-to-Face vs Online #3

2011-01-05T15:09:00.000-08:00

Some blog followers might be interested in a recent post “Learning Outcomes: Face-to-Face vs Online #3” [Hake (2011)]. The abstract reads: ************************************* ABSTRACT: In an earlier post, “Learning Outcomes: Face-to-Face vs Online,” I responded to a question posed by STLHE-L’s Martin Rosenzweig: “Does anyone know of any published

The Wolfram and Benezet Silver Bullets For Making Math Education Work

2010-12-11T14:15:00.000-08:00

Some blog followers might be interested in a recent post “The Wolfram and Benezet Silver Bullets For Making Math Education Work” [Hake (2010)]. The abstract reads: *********************************************** ABSTRACT: Conrad Wolfram, in his talk “Teaching kids real math with computers” http://bit.ly/dUWJuB , said “I believe that correctly using computers is the

Seventeen very well-spent minutes with Conrad Wolfram

2010-12-10T15:26:00.000-08:00

Some blog followers might be interested in a recent post “Re: Do not pass this by: Seventeen very well-spent minutes with Conrad W” [Hake (2010)]. The abstract reads: ****************************************** ABSTRACT: Michael Paul Goldenberg called attention to a video by Conrad Wolfram titled: “Teaching kids real math with computers” http://bit.ly/dUWJuB. Jonathan

Latest Doceamus against inquiry-based learning

2010-12-09T08:22:00.000-08:00

Some blog followers might be interested in a recent post “Latest Doceamus against inquiry-based learning” [Hake (2010)]. The abstract reads: ******************************************** ABSTRACT: A recent thread “Latest Doceamus against inquiry-based learning” on the “Research in Undergraduate Mathematics Education” (RUME) list has discussed an article by Sweller,

Re: Is Physics Difficult? understanding acceleration, etc...”

2010-12-06T15:50:00.000-08:00

Some blog followers may be interested in a recent post "Re: Is Physics Difficult? understanding acceleration, etc..." [Hake (2010)]. The abstract reads: ******************************************** ABSTRACT: Jatila van der Veen, in her post "Re: Is Physics Difficult? understanding acceleration, etc..." wrote: "To see whether students understand a concept, try having

Is Physics Difficult?

2010-11-17T14:11:00.000-08:00

Some blog followers might be interested in a post "Is Physics Difficult? [Hake (2010)]. The abstract reads: ********************************** ABSTRACT: Robert Kaiser of the Physics First List wrote (paraphrasing): "Why are we still asking the silly question 'Should children learn some physics ideas in the 7th, 8th or 9th grade?' OBVIOUSLY THEY SHOULD. We have English

Re: How can we make people fall in love with systems ideas?

2010-11-16T10:37:00.000-08:00

Some blog followers might be interested in a post "Re: How can we make people fall in love with systems ideas?" [Hake (2010)]. The abstract reads: *********************************** ABSTRACT: Bob Williams of the Eval-Sys list asked: "How can we make people [concerned with evaluation] fall in love with systems ideas?" More generally how can we make people in fields

Re: Research on Physics First

2010-11-14T13:47:00.000-08:00

Some blog followers might be interested in a post "Re: Research on Physics First" [Hake (2010)]. The abstract reads: *************************************** ABSTRACT: Mike Gallagher of the Physics First discussion list wrote: "When someone asks for research in support of physics first, where do you point them. I have heard that there hasn't

Recent Initiatives at CMU and MSU Seek to Improve U.S. Science/Math Education #2

2010-11-01T14:03:00.000-07:00

Some blog followers might be interested in a post "Recent Initiatives at CMU and MSU Seek to Improve U.S. Science/Math Education #2" [Hake (2010)]. The abstract reads: **************************************** ABSTRACT: In response to my post "Recent Initiatives at CMU and MSU Seek to Improve U.S. Science/Math Education," POD's Bland Tomkinson wrote: ". . . . . .

Re: More Difficult to Read Text Leads to Better Retention #2

2010-10-31T16:28:00.000-07:00

Some blog followers might be interested in a post "Re: More Difficult to Read Text Leads to Better Retention #2" [Hake (2010)]. The abstract reads: **************************************** ABSTRACT: In response to my post "Re: More Difficult to Read Text Leads to Better Retention" EDDRA2's Keith Baker wrote: "Bad fonts slow down reading which means that info has

Recent Initiatives at CMU and MSU Seek to Improve U.S. Science/Math Education

2010-10-30T15:28:00.000-07:00

Some blog followers might be interested in a post "Recent Initiatives at CMU and MSU Seek to Improve U.S. Science/Math Education" [Hake (2010)]. The abstract reads: *************************************** ABSTRACT: Two recent initiatives that seek to improve U.S. science/math education may be of interest: (1) the Carnegie Mellon University

Educational Research: Fresh Air or Phlogiston? #3

2010-10-24T15:45:00.000-07:00

Some blog followers might be interested in a discussion-list post "Educational Research: Fresh Air or Phlogiston? #3" [Hake (2010)]. The abstract reads: ****************************************** ABSTRACT: In "Coming Up for Air: But Is It Oxygen or Phlogiston? A Response to Taber's Review of 'Constructivist Instruction: Success Or Failure?' " http://bit.ly/cYnNrg ,

Re: 2010 Flexner Report

2010-10-22T09:11:00.000-07:00

Some blog followers might be interested in a post “Re: 2010 Flexner Report” [Hake (2010a)]. The abstract reads: ***********************************************ABSTRACT: Team-Learning's Jim Sibley asked “Does anyone have a copy of the 2010 Flexner report they can send me?” In response: (a) I referred to Cooke et al. (2010) at http://amzn.to/aTvhxN, and (b) Deirdre

Re: Control Group Studies #2

2010-10-15T19:34:00.000-07:00

Some blog followers might be interested in a recent post "Re: Control Group Studies #2" [Hake (2010)]. The abstract reads (slightly edited): ********************************************ABSTRACT: POD's Ed Nuhfer wrote (paraphrasing): "It appears to me that Michael Scriven's (2008) 'General Elimination Methodology' for the social sciences is similar to the 'Method of

Re:Course evals and learning outcomes

2010-10-14T20:17:00.000-07:00

Some blog followers might be interested in a recent post of the above title. The abstract reads: *******************************************ABSTRACT: David Eubanks of the ASSESS list, in a post "Course evals and learning outcomes" wrote (paraphrasing): "I'm creating a new course evaluation instrument that focuses entirely on learning outcomes instead of process-oriented

The Cult of Statistical Significance

2010-10-11T20:02:00.000-07:00

Some blog followers might be interested in a recent post of the above title. The abstract reads: ****************************************** ABSTRACT: Math-Teach's Domenico Rosa has called attention to the review of Ziliak & McCloskey's (2008) Cult of Statistical Significance by Olle Häggström (2010). According to Häggström, Ziliak & McCloskey's major point is that "

Re: Looking for Robert Boice

2010-10-07T09:56:00.000-07:00

Some blog followers might be interested in a post of the above title. The abstract reads: ******************************************* ABSTRACT: In response to my post "Re: looking for Robert Boice," POD's Gina Hiatt wrote: "I heard that Robert Boice had a serious rock-climbing accident and has become somewhat reclusive and not interested in interacting about

Re: What do they do in math?

2010-07-01T07:42:00.000-07:00

Some blog followers might be interested in a post of above title. The abstract reads: *********************************** ABSTRACT: Jatila van der Veen of the PhysLrnR list wrote (paraphrasing): "Math is taught as a separate, abstract set of rules and relationships, and students are not shown the connections between math and the physical world! This is the age old

What's the 'Average Normalized Gain' ? #2

2010-06-23T14:32:00.000-07:00

Some blog followers might be interested in a post of the above title. The abstract reads: ************************************************* ABSTRACT: In response to my post "What's the 'Average Normalized Gain' ?" EvalTalk's Robert Walker made three points to which I respond in turn: a. "Why "normalized"? There seems to be no relationship to the normal curve."

What's the "Average Normalized Gain" ?

2010-06-22T11:45:00.000-07:00

Some blog followers might be interested in a post of the above title [Hake (2010)]. The abstract reads: ***************************************ABSTRACT: In response to "Is Psychometrics Pathological Science?" [Hake (2010)], Michael Martin of the EDDRA2 list wrote (paraphrasing): "Hake's post refers to the 'normalized' scores from pretest to posttest. If the meaning is '

Is Psychometrics Pathological Science?

2010-06-17T15:53:00.000-07:00

Some blog followers might be interested in a post of the above title [Hake (2010)]. The abstract reads: *********************************************ABSTRACT: PhysLrnR's Noah Podolefsky (2010) cited "Is Psychometrics Pathological Science?'' [Michelle (2008)] and "Beyond romantic versus sceptic: a microanalysis of conceptual change in kinematics" [Roschelle (1998)] to

Do Premedical Requirements Over- or Under- Emphasize Physics?

2010-06-14T09:51:00.000-07:00

Some blog followers might be interested in a post of the above title [Hake (2010)]. The abstract reads: *******************************************ABSTRACT: In "Educating Physicians: A Call for Reform of Medical School and Residency" Cooke, Irby, and O'Brien (2010) wrote: ". . . .the premedical requirements OVEREMPHASIZE SOME SCIENTIFIC FIELDS, SUCH AS PHYSICS. . . ."