Richard R. Hake, USA, Secondary, Tertiary, Physics, Mathematics, Science
After receiving a Ph.D. in physics from the University of Illinois in 1955, I researched high-magnetic-field superconductivity at the North American Aviation Science Center in California and then, starting in 1970, at Indiana University as a Professor of Physics. There I also was assigned teaching responsibilities and became aware of the manifest failure of traditional university pedagogy to promote conceptual understanding.
I have published over 80 peer-reviewed articles on superconductivity, magnetism, and education; served on the editorial boards of "The Physics Teacher" and the "Journal of MultiDisciplinary Evaluation"; been an advisor for NSF education reform programs at the University of Dallas, Harvard, and Michigan State; and am a Fellow of the American Physical Society.
Since retirement in 1995 I have attempted to promulgate the “interactive engagement” methods that have been relatively successful in undergraduate physics.
HakesEdStuff
Commentary on Education Reform.
Theme: interactive engagement, reform, science/math education, assessment
