Scientific Teaching
“Scientific Teaching” by Jo Handelsman, published by Macmillan in 2007, is a resource designed for educators at various stages of their careers, including seasoned classroom veterans and new teaching assistants. This 184-page book presents key findings from education, learning, and cognitive psychology, offering practical insights and examples to enhance teaching practices in the sciences.
Readers will discover six chapters that distill research points into actionable recommendations, emphasizing an approach to teaching that mirrors the rigor of scientific inquiry. The book aims to transform how students learn science, focusing on effective strategies for teaching in fields such as biology and life sciences. Through its practical framework, “Scientific Teaching” serves as a guide for educators seeking to improve their instructional methods and foster a deeper understanding of scientific concepts among students.
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Seasoned classroom veterans, pre-tenured faculty, and neophyte teaching assistants alike will find this book invaluable.
HHMI Professor Jo Handelsman and her colleagues at the Wisconsin Program for Scientific Teaching (WPST) have distilled key findings from education, learning, and cognitive psychology and translated them into six chapters of digestible research points and practical classroom examples. The recommendations have been tried and tested in the National Academies Summer Institute on Undergraduate Education in Biology and through the WPST. Scientific Teaching is not a prescription for better teaching. Rather, it encourages the reader to approach teaching in a way that captures the spirit and rigor of scientific research and to contribute to transforming how students learn science.
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