This book offers broad and practical strategies for teaching science and engineering courses and describes how faculty can provide a learning environment that helps students comprehend the nature of science, understand science concepts, and solve problems in science courses.

The book is writen from a students-centered approach that focuses on two main themes: reflective writing and collaborative groups. When faculty incorporate these methods into their courses, the author claims that students gain a better understanding of science as a connected structure of concepts rather than as a toolkit of assorted practices.