Victor Hugo Rojas B.'s List: CASE STUDY METHOD

Using a case-based approach engages students in discussion of specific situations, typically real-world examples. This method is learner-centered, and involves intense interaction between the participants.

Cases should be chosen that involve situations that the students know or are likely to face. This improves the empathy factor and makes the case clearly something worth studying.

This only began to change as more and more faculty realized the inadequacies of the lecture method and began to seek novel methods of instruction.

They show you how to teach science in a meaningful way using case studies in classroom discussions and small group learning.

Team learning uses no lectures. Students learn on their own. This is hard for most of them because they really haven't done it before. They always have had teachers lecturing them, just like their parents. Should we be surprised then that they don't remember much or care very much?

Discussion leading is an art form. Few science faculty are good at it. In fact, chances are good that they have never been in a class where the method has been used. All of their college experiences probably have been lectures.

This Web site was created for instructors interested in starting to incorporate case assignments into their curricula.