This volume collects the ideas and insights discussed at a novel conference, the Integrating Cognitive Science with Innovative Teaching in STEM Disciplines Conference, which was held September 27-28, 2012 at Washington University in St. Louis. With funding from the James S. McDonnell Foundation, the conference was hosted by Washington University’s Center for Integrative Research on Cognition, Learning, and Education (CIRCLE), a center established in 2011. Details on the individual chapters are below.
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Integrating Cognitive Science with Innovative Teaching in STEM Disciplines
Mark A. McDaniel, Regina F. Frey, Susan M. Fitzpatrick, and Henry L. Roediger III
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Chapter 02: Learning from the Test: Dos and Don'ts for Using Multiple-Choice Tests
Elizabeth J. Marsh and Allison D. Cantor
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Chapter 03: The Knowledge-Learning-Instruction (KLI) Dependency: How the Domain-Specific and Domain-General Interact in STEM Learning
Kenneth R. Koedinger and Elizabeth A. McLaughlin
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Chapter 04: Bang for the Buck: Supporting Durable and Efficient Student Learning through Successive Relearning
Katherine A. Rawson and John Dunlosky
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Chapter 05: Understanding How to Teach Physics Understanding
Brian H. Ross, José P. Mestre, and Jennifer L. Docktor
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Chapter 06: Recommendations for Instructors and Students: A Commentary
Mark A. McDaniel and Henry L. Roediger III
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Chapter 07: Change from Within: The Science Education Initiative
Stephanie V. Chasteen and Katherine K. Perkins
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Chapter 09: Professional Development of Faculty: How Do We Know It Is Effective?
Diane Ebert-May, Terry Derting, and Jan Hodder
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Chapter 10: Some Cognitive Issues in Engineering Design
Robert A. Linsenmeier, Jennifer Y. Cole, and Matthew R. Glucksberg
