Incorporating Research into Undergraduate Paleontology Courses

Incorporating Research into Undergraduate Paleontology Courses

by Patricia H. Kelley
Epub (Kobo), Epub (Adobe)
Publication Date: 25/01/2019

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Research-led, research-oriented, and research-based teaching incorporate research into teaching to different degrees. Research-led teaching focuses on content and informs students about current research findings, while research-oriented teaching focuses on techniques and often occurs in research methods courses. In research-based teaching, students participate in research. Through this involvement, they benefit from improved content knowledge, research skills, and life skills, as well as enhanced personal development. Research-embedded courses can make such benefits available to a wide range of students. Best practices in experiential learning and the incorporation of research in teaching include intentionality, planning, authenticity, reflection, training, monitoring, assessment, and acknowledgment. In this Element, these principles of best practice are illustrated by courses with embedded student research. Guidelines are presented for how to plan and execute a semester-long course-embedded research project, as well as alternative and shorter-term approaches. Research-based teaching provides challenges for students and faculty, but the benefits for all stakeholders are strong.

ISBN:
9781316998236
9781316998236
Category:
Palaeontology
Format:
Epub (Kobo), Epub (Adobe)
Publication Date:
25-01-2019
Language:
English
Publisher:
Cambridge University Press

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