Taking a Scientific Approach to Science Education, Part II—Changing Teaching: Challenges remain before universities more widely adopt research-based approaches, despite their many benefits over lecture-based teaching

In Part I of “Taking a Scientific Approach to Science Education” (Microbe, April 2015, p. 152) we focused on the research on learning and teaching in undergraduate science. Our focus here is to address why these improved teaching methods are not the norm in college and university science classes, and what it will take to achieve widespread adoption.