Our primary hypothesis was that the use of case studies with an emphasis on data presentation by the instructor and small group discussion by students would improve students' abilities to interpret ...

The practical application of a theory or idea is the most effective way of demonstrating its usefulness. Case studies allow for the dissection of practical applications to uncover the thinking that ...

We evaluated the use of data intensive case studies and small group discussion on students' quantitative abilities in a large environmental science lecture course. Students were asked to interpret ...