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SCALE-UP Student-Centered Active
LearningEnvironment for
Undergraduate Programs
PKAL WorkshopMountain View College
Christine Salmon, PhDThe University of Texas at Dallas
What is SCALE-UP?
Student-centered
Active Learning
Environment
•Focus shifts from instructor to students•Students work collaboratively with each other•Students see selves as sources of knowledge•Active problem solvers, contributors •Curriculum focuses on problem-solving•Problems are contextual
•No separate lecture/lab•Studio classrooms•Collaborative space•Public presentations
Components
Instructional modules/curriculum
Teams - collaboration
Classroom design
Instruction – Typical Class
Advance organizer
Individual / group quiz
Tangible / Ponderable
Lecture
Homework
•Schedule of class session•Reading assignment
•Over reading / previous material•Online or paper or IF-AT forms
•10-15 minute activities•Share results•Why is important
•Restricted•Gives the “big picture”
•Individual / group•Accountability
Instructional Modules
Tangibles
Ponderables
Labs
Projects, etc
•Hands-on activities – short experiments•Generally requires observation and data collection•Use predict-observe-explain method
•Minds-on activities•Interesting questions to consider
•Longer, more open-ended experiments•Problem-solving
•Collaborative projects•Essays or investigations of topics, questions that arise
Context Rich Problems
Challenging
Structured
Relevant
Thinking
•Challenging enough that a single student cannot do it alone•Requires collaboration
•Structured so that groups can make decisions about how to proceed•More than one way to do it
•Relate to real life•Engages students
•Cannot be solved with a “trick” or simple formula•Require critical thinking skills
Context Rich Problems
Short story in which students are characters
Plausible motivation for “you” to calculate, solve a problem
Often no visuals are provided
Think like a physicist, chemist, statistician, historian, etc.
Examples: http://groups.physics.umn.edu/physed/Research/CRP/crexample.html
Context Rich Problems
Example:
You and a friend are doing the laundry when you unload the dryer and the discussion comes around to static electricity. Your friend wants to get some idea of the amount of charge that causes static cling….
Context Rich Problems
Example:
You've been hired as a technical consultant to the Minneapolis police department to design a radar detector-proof device that measures the speed of vehicles. (i.e. one that does not rely on sending out a radar signal that the car can detect.)…..
Context Rich Problems
Example:
As an economic consultant, you have been asked by your local mayor and the City Council to provide your perspective on the impact of the new Wal-Mart SuperCenter slated to open in your town next year …..
Context Rich Problems
Example:
You've been hired as a technical consultant to the Minneapolis police department to design a radar detector-proof device that measures the speed of vehicles. (i.e. one that does not rely on sending out a radar signal that the car can detect.)…..
Team Management
Team Formation
3-4 members
Top, middle and bottom thirds
Star at each table
Shuffle membership 3-4 times/semester
Team Management
Team Roles (rotating) – ponderables
Manager
Recorder
Skeptic
Summarizer
•Directs sequence of events in problem•Manages time•Ensures everyone participates
•Writes steps on board•Checks for understanding•Makes sure everyone agrees
•Makes sure all possible strategies are explored•Suggests alternative strategies or solutions•Provides reasoning, explanation of steps •Summarizes solution, team’s discussion•Maintains team energy throughout the solving
Team Management
Team Roles (rotating) – tangibles
Manager
Recorder
Skeptic
Summarizer
•Outlines experiment procedure•Manages times•Keeps team on task
•Monitors and records experiment data•Verifies all members understand experiment results•Submits lab reports•Ensures data interpretation is correct•Suggests alternate methods or interpretations•Ensures all facets of questions, results are explored•Summarizes experiment’s plan and results•Maintains team energy throughout the solving
Team Management
Team Contracts
Incentive for participation
Can fire members
Exam incentive
If each team member makes above 80% on exam, they each receive an extra 5 points.
Classroom Design
“Restaurant style” – collaboration
Technology-rich
Display space
See http://scaleup.ncsu.edu/FAQs.html
Resources
SCALE-UP website - (for access to detailed materials, email Bob Beichner beichner@ncsu.edu) - http://scaleup.ncsu.edu/
SCALE-UP at PKAL websitehttp://serc.carleton.edu/sp/pkal/scaleup/index.html
IF-AT forms - http://www.epsteineducation.com/home/about/default.aspx
Resources
Context Rich Problems http://kipper.crk.umn.edu/~demuth/pp/context_rich.html
Context Rich Problems http://serc.carleton.edu/sp/library/context_rich/index.html
Thank you
Contact me at christine.salmon@gmail.com
PowerPoint available at http://www.slideshare.net/csalmon/