Re: Developing research-based curricula in college-based higher education

Some blog followers might be interested in a discussion list post “Re: Developing research-based curricula in college-based higher education” [Hake (2014)]. The abstract reads:

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ABSTRACT: Alan Jenkins, in his POD post “Developing research-based curricula in college-based higher education” at http://bit.ly/1goohbN uses the term “research-based curricula” to mean: (a) “curricula emphasizing research or inquiry BY students,” NOT (b) “curricula shown to be effective in promoting higher-order learning by education research.”

For a review of the latter see e.g.: (1) Adapting to a Changing World - Challenges and Opportunities in Undergraduate Physics Education [NRC (2013)] http://bit.ly/126os6j; and (2) “Teaching and physics education research: bridging the gap” [Fraser et al. (2014) http://bit.ly/1qITBqi.

For anti-inquiry arguments see “Why Minimal Guidance During Instruction Does Not Work: An Analysis of the Failure of Constructivist, Discovery, Problem-Based, Experiential, and Inquiry-Based Teaching” [Kirschner et al. (2006)] http://bit.ly/duJVG4 and counters by Hmelo-Silver et al. (2007) http://bit.ly/aKUD5s; Kuhn (2007) http://bit.ly/ekxUvD; Schmidt et al. (2007) http://bit.ly/9uwVc8; & Hake (2010) http://bit.ly/aGlkjm.
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Richard Hake, Emeritus Professor of Physics, Indiana University; Honorary Member, Curmudgeon Lodge of Deventer, The Netherlands; President, PEdants for Definitive Academic References which Recognize the Invention of the Internet (PEDARRII); LINKS TO: Academia http://bit.ly/a8ixxm; Articles http://bit.ly/a6M5y0; Blog http://bit.ly/9yGsXh; Facebook http://on.fb.me/XI7EKm; GooglePlus http://bit.ly/KwZ6mE; Google Scholar http://bit.ly/Wz2FP3; Linked In http://linkd.in/14uycpW; Research Gate http://bit.ly/1fJiSwB; Socratic Dialogue Inducing (SDI) Labs http://bit.ly/9nGd3M; Twitter http://bit.ly/juvd52.

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Hake, R.R. 2014. “Re: Developing research-based curricula in college-based higher education,”online on the OPEN! AERA-L archives at http://bit.ly/Ou3skL. The abstract and link to the complete post are being transmitted to several discussion lists.