INNOVATIVE TEACHING STRATEGIES IN A LARGE, INTRODUCTORY LEVEL GEOLOGY CLASS AT THE UNIVERSITY OF NEBRASKA-LINCOLN

摘要

During the Spring Semester of 1995-96, a large introductory-level geology class, Life of the Past, was re-structured from a traditional lecture format into a format that incorporated journaling, group work, cooperative learning, group presentations, self-assessment, and lectures. Some minor adjustments were made at the half-way point because of suggestions made on mid-semester evaluations. Based on a questionnaire distributed to randomly-selected former students, the overall class performance, and the final class evaluation, the new format was judged highly successful.