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Carl Wieman, Why Not Try a Scientific Approach to Science Education 101• Fully utilizing modern technology. Just as we are always looking forways to use technology to advance scientific research, we need to do thesame in education.These three essential components of all experimental scientific research(and, not incidentally, of the scholarship of teaching and learning) can beequally valuable in science education. Applied to the teaching of science,they have the capability to dramatically improve both the effectiveness andthe efficiency of our educational system.The Learning PuzzleWhen I first taught physics as a young assistant professor, I used theapproach that is all too common when someone is called upon to teachsomething. First I thought very hard about the topic and got it clear in myown mind. Then I explained it to my students so that they would understandit with the same clarity I had.?????????????????????????????????????Figure 2 Student Reaction to My Brilliantly Clear ExplanationsAt least that was the theory. But I am a devout believer in the experimentalmethod, so I always measure results (see Figure 2). And whenever I made anyserious attempt to determine what my students were learning, it was clear thatthis approach just did not work. An occasional student here and there mighthave understood my beautifully clear and clever explanations, but the vastmajority of students were not getting them at all.