Student Diversity Requires Different Approaches to College Teaching, Even in Math and Science.

Nelson, Craig E.

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Publication Date: 1996

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Student Diversity Requires Different Approaches to College Teaching, Even in Math and Science.

Nelson, Craig E.

American Behavioral Scientist, v40 n2 p165-75 Nov-Dec 1996

Asserts that traditional teaching methods are unintentionally biased towards the elite and against many non-traditional students. Outlines several easily accessible changes in teaching methods that have fostered dramatic changes in student performance with no change in standards. These approaches have proven effective even in the fields of mathematics and science. (MJP)

Descriptors: Cultural Influences, Cultural Pluralism, Educational Discrimination, Educational Practices, Educational Theories, Higher Education, Instructional Improvement, Mathematics Instruction, Multicultural Education, Science Instruction, Student Improvement, Teaching Methods

Publication Type: Reports - Descriptive; Journal Articles

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Language: English

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