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- Title
Design and Components of a Two-Year College Interdisciplinary Field-Study Course.
- Authors
Wolfe, Benjamin A.; Martin, Todd C.
- Abstract
Interdisciplinary field study courses at 2-year colleges can provide an opportunity to enhance student learning. We present here an 11-day interdisciplinary field-study course designed for nonscience majors at a 2-year college. Using a theoretical learning framework that emphasizes cognitive and metacognitive gains, the field study curriculum is designed to incorporate both geology and biology topics illustrating the cross-discipline nature of science education. The course allows students to travel to classic geologic locales that provide a means of science immersion in a more active learning and inquirybased atmosphere. Students are encouraged to ask questions about nature, formulate hypotheses for answering those questions, and evaluate conclusions. Additionally, the course provides an opportunity for students to refine observation and inquiry skills beyond a set of laboratory exercises and classroom lectures. An end-of-course survey was used to capture students' perceived value of the course.
- Subjects
UNITED States; INTERDISCIPLINARY education; UNITED States education system; FIELDWORK (Educational method); ACTIVITY programs in biology education; GEOLOGY education in universities &; colleges; JUNIOR colleges
- Publication
Journal of College Science Teaching, 2013, Vol 43, Issue 1, p16
- ISSN
0047-231X
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.2505/4/jcst13_043_01_16