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An introductory undergraduate biology laboratory session about vertebrate tissues was gamified to elucidate the effects of gameful learning on students’ perceptions of their own learning and motivation.
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Research and Teaching: Instructor Use of Group Active Learning in an Introductory Biology Sequence
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Active learning (or learner-centered) pedagogies have been shown to enhance student learning in introductory biology courses. Student collaboration has also been shown to enhance student learning and may be a critical…
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Classroom demonstrations and hands-on modeling of abstract scientific concepts represent pedagogical strategies that are often overlooked in college science teaching. The educational literature is replete with research…
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Extended Problem-Based Learning Improves Scientific Communication in Senior Biology Students
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This article describes a model of extended problem-based learning that instructed upper-level undergraduate students to focus on a single biological problem while improving their critical-thinking, presentation, and…
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Society for College Science Teachers: The Good, the Bad, and the Ugly—Introductory Biology Textbooks
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As editions of textbooks age, we are all forced to reexamine the universe of books and select one to use for three to four semesters. After 30 years of selecting textbooks, the author is still confronted with the…