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The physics department at North Carolina State University folded together lecture and lab with multiple instructors to provide an economical alternative to traditional lecture-oriented instruction. The project involves the development, evaluation and dissemination of new curricular materials that will support significantly improved performance in problem solving, increased conceptual understanding, improved attitude and much higher success rates for females and minorities.
1999 Sigma Xi Forum
Part of the Reshaping Undergraduate Science and Engineering Education: Tools for Better Learning series
Minneapolis, MN: November 5-7, 1999
Pages 44-52
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SCALE-UP Project, collaborate, conceptual understanding, engineering, engineering physics, large-enrollment physics courses, lecture-oriented instruction, mathematics, problem solving, scale-up
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R. Beichner,, presented at the 1999 Sigma Xi Forum, Minneapolis, MN, 1999, WWW Document, (ftp://ftp.ncsu.edu/pub/ncsu/beichner/RB/SigmaXi.pdf).
APA Format
Beichner, R. (1999, November 5-7). Student-Centered Activities for Large Enrollment University Physics (SCALE-UP). Paper presented at 1999 Sigma Xi Forum, Minneapolis, MN. Retrieved September 7, 2010, from ftp://ftp.ncsu.edu/pub/ncsu/beichner/RB/SigmaXi.pdf
Chicago Format
Beichner, Robert. "Student-Centered Activities for Large Enrollment University Physics (SCALE-UP)." Paper presented at the 1999 Sigma Xi Forum, Minneapolis, MN, November 5-7, 1999. ftp://ftp.ncsu.edu/pub/ncsu/beichner/RB/SigmaXi.pdf (accessed 7 September 2010).
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Beichner, Robert. "Student-Centered Activities for Large Enrollment University Physics (SCALE-UP)." 1999 Sigma Xi Forum. Minneapolis, MN: 1999. 44-52 of Reshaping Undergraduate Science and Engineering Education: Tools for Better Learning. 7 Sep. 2010 <ftp://ftp.ncsu.edu/pub/ncsu/beichner/RB/SigmaXi.pdf>.
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