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An Outcomes-Oriented Approach to Implementing Inquiry
This chapter provides a short overview of the process of curricular planning with special emphasis on inquiry-based instruction. It outlines a validat...
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Assessing Inquiry-Based Instruction
Assessment encompasses more than just exams and papers. It also involves informally assessing student learning in progress, formally assessing student...
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Teaching Techniques for Inquiry Labs
Chapters 1-3 described general principles of inquiry and processes for developing and assessing an inquiry-centered course. This chapter examines the ...
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The Relationship Between Teaching and Learning
This chapter introduces a summary of research about learning and discusses the implications for teaching. The characteristics of professional developm...
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How to Use Collaborative Learning in Your Classroom
Educators have been conducting research about the relative effects of cooperative, competitive, and individual learning for several decades. The resea...
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How to Use Science Notebooks in Your Classroom
Science notebooks can take many different forms. The important thing to remember is that they should provide a place where student experiences, data, ...
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How to Help Students Make Meaning From What They Read
Students need opportunities to develop "reading to learn" strategies. Although many students may have the ability to read text, some lack the ability ...
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How to Help Your Students Evaluate Information
Every day, we are bombarded with information on many issues from a wide variety of sources. Today's students are especially adept at accessing informa...
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How to Help Students Construct Their Understanding of Science Concepts
Conscientious biology teachers continually strive to improve their instructional practices to enhance student learning. At the heart of this goal is a...
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How to Promote Scientific Conversations Among Your Students
Helping students develop skills for scientific conversation has many benefits. Engaging in scientific conversation elicits students' prior knowledge, ...
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How to Use Assessments to Improve Student Learning
The ability of students to “do” biology and to understand biology concepts is essential. Developing biology lessons and assessing for an understan...
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How to Select Programs for Your Inquiry Classroom
Besides teachers and students, the most consistent presence in school science is the instructional materials. BSCS, in collaboration with the K-12 All...
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BSCS's Influence in Biology Education
This chapter describes the dominating concerns in science education over the past 50 years. It also discusses the way BSCS has addressed those concern...
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A BSCS Perspective on Contemporary Biology Education
This chapter arises from an opportunity to pause and reflect on biology education in the past and what it will be in the immediate future. Four themes...
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This chapter outlines three major areas that play a role in equity in the science classroom—addressing issues of bias, making connections between sc...