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Evolutionary Steps: A Stairway-Created Display of the History of Life—How a Xavier University Biology Class Plots Earth's Major Evolutionary Events

The students at Xavier University's general biology course learn about evolution by ascending a stairway in a science building. Along the stairwell wa...

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Reinvigorating Introductory Biology: A theme-based, Investigative Approach to Teaching Biology Majors—Making Science More Meaningful at an All-Women's College

This theme-based, investigative approach to teaching introductory biology offers faculty a way to emphasize the process of science over content. Stude...

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Guest Editorial: Science Literacy and the U.S. Congress—A Call from Capitol Hill for Increased Cooperation in Meetng U.S. Technological Challenges

An opinion piece about the important role Congress plays in shaping our national research and development enterprise. Their actions are critical to th...

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Student-Designed Experiments in Scientific Lab Instruction: Students at the University of Puerto Rico Go back to the Basics to Learn Chemistry Concepts

Student-designed experiments emphasize depth of understanding. Revisiting "known" concepts like heat, temperature, uncertainty in measurements, mass, ...

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Research and Teaching: Student Self-Assessment of Higher-Order Cognitive Skills in College Science Teaching

A wide consensus exists among researchers that the development of students' abilities to ask questions, reason, problem solve, and think critically—...

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Point of View: Do Academic Research Costs Drive up Undergraduate Tuition?

This column shares reflections or thoughtful opinions on issues of broad interest to the community. This month’s issue focuses on the tuition and fe...

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Sharpening the Craft of Scientific Writing: A Peer-Review Strategy to Improve Student Writing

Writing is vital to the success of a scientist. Incorporating peer review into courses is an excellent way to enhance the scientific writing experienc...

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The Case Study: What is a Case? Bringing to Science Education the Established Teaching Tool of Law and Medicine

This column provides original articles on innovations in case study teaching, assessment of the method, as well as case studies with teaching notes. T...