Converting a Biology Course Into a Writing-Intensive Capstone Course: Using Collaboration Between a Professor and Graduate Teaching Assistant

Journal Article | February 2012

In this article the authors examine the nature of the instructional tools, strategies, and assessments they developed to convert a traditional senior-level biology course into a writing-intensive, capstone biology…

Research and Teaching: Critical Thinking Assessment of Students in Nonmajors Biology Classes with Corn or Fly Genetics Laboratory Studies

Journal Article | October 2018

A critical thinking assessment was used to compare biology students in a nonmajors course who participated in either a multisemester research program or in a one-semester lab study.

Can a Diversified Instructional Approach Featuring Active Learning Improve Biology Students’ Attitudes Toward General Education?

Journal Article | June 2017

The authors reorganized sections of their nonmajors biology course using current issues in biology and society as a premise to promote coherence among course content and emphasize the relevance of biological concepts to…

Critical-Thinking Grudge Match: Biology vs. Chemistry—Examining Factors That Affect Thinking Skill in Nonmajors Science

Journal Article | December 2010

Chemistry students appear to bring significantly higher critical-thinking skill to their nonmajors course than do biology students. Knowing student preconceptions and thinking ability is essential to learning growth and…

Web-Based Learning Enhancements: Video Lectures Through Voice-Over PowerPoint in a Majors-Level Biology Course

Journal Article | October 2009

This study is an experimental introduction of web-based lecture delivery into a majors-level introductory biology course. Web-based delivery, achieved through the use of prerecorded Voice-Over PowerPoint video lectures…

Developing "Green" Business Plans: Using Entrepreneurship to Teach Science to Business Administration Majors and Business to Biology Majors

Journal Article | June 2011

Biology majors team with business administration majors to develop proposals for "green" enterprise for a business plan competition. The experience gives students insight into the dynamics of cross-functional teaming…

Science Stories You Can Count On: 51 Case Studies With Quantitative Reasoning in Biology (e-book)

eBook | May 2014

“Using real stories with quantitative reasoning skills enmeshed in the story line is a powerful and logical way to teach biology and show its relevance to the lives of future citizens, regardless of whether they are…