{"product_id":"evaluating-and-improving-undergraduate-teaching-national-research-council-9780309072779","title":"Evaluating and Improving Undergraduate Teaching in Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics","description":"Economic, academic, and social forces are causing undergraduate schools to start a fresh examination of teaching effectiveness. Administrators face the complex task of developing equitable, predictable ways to evaluate, encourage, and reward good teaching in science, math, engineering, and technology. \u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eEvaluating, and Improving Undergraduate Teaching in Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics\u003c\/i\u003e offers a vision for systematic evaluation of teaching practices and academic programs, with recommendations to the various stakeholders in higher education about how to achieve change. \u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e What is good undergraduate teaching? This book discusses how to evaluate undergraduate teaching of science, mathematics, engineering, and technology and what characterizes effective teaching in these fields. \u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e Why has it been difficult for colleges and universities to address the question of teaching effectiveness? The committee explores the implications of differences between the research and teaching cultures-and how practices in rewarding researchers could be transferred to the teaching enterprise. \u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e How should administrators approach the evaluation of individual faculty members? And how should evaluation results be used? The committee discusses methodologies, offers practical guidelines, and points out pitfalls. \u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eEvaluating, and Improving Undergraduate Teaching in Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics\u003c\/i\u003e provides a blueprint for institutions ready to build effective evaluation programs for teaching in science fields.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e National Research Council,Division of Behavioral and Social Scienc,Center for Education\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0309072778\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780309072779\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e National Academies Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 01\/19\/2003\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 232\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.45lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 11.18h x 8.46w x 0.61d","brand":"National Research Council","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":48064824672511,"sku":"9780309072779","price":54.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_0195ecb6-6d99-47d3-8343-bd1f144086ef.jpg?v=1768671276","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/evaluating-and-improving-undergraduate-teaching-national-research-council-9780309072779","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}