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Interesting and useful education references:

Advisory Committee to the NSF Directorate for Education and Human Resources; Shaping the Future: New Expectations for Undergraduate Education in Science, Mathematics, Engineering, and Technology; 1996, 90 p.

AGU Chapman Conference Proceedings; Scrutiny of Undergraduate Geoscience Education: Is the viability of the geosciences in jeopardy?; AGU, Washington, D.C., Sept. 7-11, 1994, 55 p.

Brooks, J.G. and Brooks, M.G., 1993. In search of understanding, the case for contructivist classrooms, Association for Supervision and Curriculum Development, ISBN: 0-87120-211-5.

Dentith, Michael Charles, and Allan Trench; Teaching geophysics with various scientific backgrounds; Journal of Geological Education, 40, 1992, 324-328.

de Wet, Andrew P.; Integrating field observations with physical and computer models in an introductory environmental-geology course; Journal of Geological Education, 42, 1994, 264-271.

Duschl, R.A., 1990. Restructuring Science Education, The Importance of Theories and their Development, Teachers College Press, New York, ISBN 0-8077-3005-x.

Earth System Sciences Committee, NASA Advisory Council; Earth System Science Overview: A Program for Global Change; NASA, Washington, D.C., 1986.

Gardner, M.Greeno, JU.G., Reif, F., Schoenfeld, A.H., diSessa, A., & Stage, E. (Eds.). 1990. Toward a scientific practice of science education. Hillsdale, NJ;Lawrence erlbaum Associates.

Hardisty, J., D.M. Taylor and S.E. Metcalfe; Computerised Environmental Modelling; Wiley, Chichester, 1993, 204 p.

Hittelman, Allen M., John O. Kinsfather, and Herb Meyers; Compiling North America: geology on compact disc; Geotimes, 35, 1990, 16-17.

Lewis, E.L., Stern, J., and Linn, M.C. 1993. The effect of computer simulations on introductory thermodynamics understanding, Educational Technology, 33(1), 45-58.

Linn, Marcia C., 1992. Science Education Reform: Building on the Research Base, Jour. Res. in Science Teaching, 29(8,)821-840.

Linn, Marcia C., Establishing a research base for science education: Challenges, trends, and recommendations. Journal of Research in Science Teaching, 24(5),191-216.

McKeachie, W.J. 1986. Teaching Tips: A guidebook for the Beginning College Teacher. (8th ed) Lexington, MAss.:Heath.

Merritts, Dorothy Jane, and Edward Brendan Shane; Effective use of hands-on activities, state-of-the-art technology, and computers in introductory environmental geology; Journal of Geological Education, 41, 1992, 38-42.

Metzger, Ellen Pletcher; The STATegy COLUMN for precollege science teachers: Getting caught in the Web; Getting taught on the Web; Journal of Geological Education, 43, 1995, 552-555.

Meyers, C., Jones, T.B. 1993. Promoting Active Learning, Jossey Bass, ISBN 1-55542-524-0..

Moore, Alexandra, and Louis Derry; Understanding natural systems through simple dynamical systems modeling; Journal of Geological Education, 43, 1995, 152-157.

Pollio, H.R., 1984. What Students Think About and Do in College Lecture Classes. Teaching-Learning Issues no. 58. Knoxville: Learning Research Center, University of Tennessee.

Prothero, Jr., William A.; Using technology to tame the large oceanography class; Journal of Geological Education, 43, 1995, 497-506.

Shymansky, J.A., Kyle Jr., W.C., & Alport, J.M. 1982. How effective were the hands-on computer programs of yesterday? Science and Children, 20(3), 14-15.

Steed, Marlo; Stella, A Simulation Construction Kit: Cognitive Process and Educational Implications; Journal of Computers in Mathematics and Science Teaching, 11, 1992, 39-52.

Sternberg, R.S.; Use of a laptop computer and spreadsheet software for geophysical surveys; in Hans Kürzl and Daniel F. Merriam, Use of Microcomputers in Geology, Plenum Press, New York, 1992, 93-107.

Tufte, Edward R.; The Visual Display of Quantitative Information; Graphics Press, Cheshire Connecticut, 1983, 197 p.

Verner, C. and Dickinson, G., 1967. The Lecture: An Analysis and Review of Research, Adult Education, 17(2),85-90.

Wolff, Robert S., and Larry Yaeger; Visualization of Natural Phenomena; Telos, Santa Clara, CA, 1993, 374 p.

Wolters, Hans J., John A. Shaffer, R.S. Cerveny, R.E. Barnhill; Visualization of Milankovitch climate-change theory; Journal of Geoscience Education, 44, 1996, 7-12.