Table of Contents
A High School Curriculum Designed to Help Students Learn How to Learn
Major points of this talk
Examples of epistemological beliefs
Do epistemological beliefs matter?
Fostering epistemological change: What doesn’t work
My high school curriculum
My "subjects"
Epistemological beliefs assessment for physical science
Epistemological beliefs assessment: sample items
Results: Epistemological gains
Results: Correlations with performance
Taking stock
Painful trade-offs - 1
Painful trade-offs - 2
Curricular elements - 1: Epistemology-focused homework
Curricular elements - 1: Epistemology-focused homework
Curricular elements - 2: Homework grading designed to reward a focus on learning
Curricular elements - 3: Test questions emphasizing explanation
Curricular elements - 3: Test questions emphasizing explanation
Curricular elements - 3: Test questions emphasizing explanation
Curricular elements - 4: Epistemology ‘lessons’ embedded into labs, homework, and class discussion
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