ABSTRACT
This chapter describes Cognitive Acceleration Through Science Education (CASE), a method within a subject, developed by Michael Shayer and Philip Adey. The effects of CASE were impressive – not only were there short-term gains in thinking, there were longer term gains in science and mathematics and English. Interaction between students and the nature of discourse also changed. Theoretical underpinnings included modeling, cognitive conflict and transfer or bridging (generalization to new problems and other subjects). The structure of the CASE materials was 30 activities supported by worksheets, covering control and exclusion of variables, proportionality, probability, correlation, compensation and formal models. All CASE activities are listed and five described in detail. Training for CASE is described and extensions of CASE summarized. References and Bibliography conclude the chapter.
