Penn State Erie, The Behrend College
Contact Jonathan Hall or Bill Baxter
There is a nice symposium discussion online. A good press release available. According to a recent Behrend newsletter, "Students enrolled in the new SCALE-UP introductory physics courses scored only slightly lower on a standardized exam than Harvard University honors students."
Starting in Spring 2007, Penn State Erie
students in the calculus-based mechanics course have learned in the SCALE-UP mode.
The room capacity is 72 students, with 3 groups of three at each of 8 tables.
Starting in Fall 2008, we plan to teach the second semester course in electromagnetism also with SCALE-UP.
Spring 2008: We are presently collecting data for both quantitative and qualitative research to determine the impact of SCALE-UP on student learning, in particular for students from under-represented groups. We are also using feedback from field observation notes, focus groups, etc., to improve the course.
Starting in Spring 2007, Penn State Erie
students in the calculus-based mechanics course have learned in the SCALE-UP mode.
The room capacity is 72 students, with 3 groups of three at each of 8 tables.
Starting in Fall 2008, we plan to teach the second semester course in electromagnetism also with SCALE-UP.
Spring 2008: We are presently collecting data for both quantitative and qualitative research to determine the impact of SCALE-UP on student learning, in particular for students from under-represented groups. We are also using feedback from field observation notes, focus groups, etc., to improve the course.