Techniques for organizing knowledge. Knowledge, concepts and terminology is organized around the primary interest in weather forecasting. Knowledge and content is organized in an order that seems to make sense to science-anxious students. They get involved in forecasting very early in the course. Familiarity with different learning strategies.
Course goes beyond memorization of information and has an extensive use and application component.
Biweekly tests and labs contain both memorization items and application items. They usually have problem solving questions that are based on real situations. Awareness of personal learning styles. The repetitive weekly pattern allows each student to develop more effective study pattern over a short time period which allows for them to determine how they will assimilate a given body of knowledge. They have the opportunity to experiment.