Research on Learning

Exploring the Environment Teacher Pages: Problem-Based Learning part of SERC Web Resource Collection

This subsite of Exploring the Environment Teacher Pages provides a detailed description of problem-based learning as well as advice on how to teach using problem-based learning. The page highlights ...

Reinventing Undergraduate Education: A Blueprint for America's Research Universities part of SERC Web Resource Collection

This is the final report of the Boyer Commission on Educating Undergraduates in the Research University. It provides detailed recommendations for how to link the undergraduate experience at research ...

Project 2061 part of SERC Web Resource Collection

Project 2061 is a long-term initiative of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS) to reform K-12 science, math, and technology education nationwide through groundbreaking ...

Factors Affecting the Earth's Weather part of SERC Web Resource Collection

This Classroom Connectors lesson plan discusses factors affecting the weather on Earth. Students learn about solar radiation, wind circulation, precipitation, and biomes that result from weather ...

Revolution in Earth and Space Science Education: Assessment and Evaluation part of SERC Web Resource Collection

This visioning document sets forth recommendations for reformed assessment and evaluation in Earth and space science education. These recommendations include a greater emphasis on performance ...

Bad Meteorology: Bad Clouds part of SERC Web Resource Collection

This site provides an explanation for cloud formation and seeks to correct myths or misconceptions about how clouds form. Water vapor, condensation, and evaporation are discussed in the context of ...

Qualitative Analysis of College Students' Ideas about the Earth: Interviews and Open-Ended Questionnaires part of SERC Web Resource Collection

NOTE: This is a large file, 165.8 mb in size! This article describes a study in which students' conceptual understanding about the Earth was examined. In the study, students enrolled in introductory ...

Growing Pebbles and Conceptual Prisms: Understanding the Source of Student Misconceptions About Rock Formation part of SERC Web Resource Collection

This study investigates misconceptions held by students about how rocks form. It involved analyzing narrative essays on rock formation written by pre-service elementary school teachers, most of whom ...

Internet Resources for Higher Education Outcomes Assessment part of SERC Web Resource Collection

Misconceptions as Barriers to Understanding Science: Chapter 4 from Science Teaching Reconsidered part of SERC Web Resource Collection