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A Journal-Club-Based Class That Promotes Active and Cooperative Learning of Biology
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A journal-club-based class has been developed to promote active and cooperative learning and expose seniors in biochemistry and cellular molecular biology to recent research in the field. Besides giving oral…
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Science 101: What’s behind the biological classification system in use today?
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Whether students should memorize classification schemes (taxonomies) is a column in itself, but the author can address the role that this system plays in the study of biology. To that end, it will help to address how…
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University Students' Acceptance of Biological Theories—Is Evolution Really Different?
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This study looked at student acceptance of important biological theories and explored the relationships between their acceptance of scientific theories and their understanding of the nature of science.
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Favorite Demonstration: Interactive Demonstrations -- Examples From Biology Lectures
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Demonstrations have long been a part of postsecondary science teaching. However, in today's constructivist classroom we know that to show completely, we must actively involve students in their learning. This need for…