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Biology lectures expounding the properties of organisms can easily be enhanced with a living demonstration model organism—the large brine shrimp is one that students find interesting. This article features…
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In this article the authors present the results of a study about the effects of incorporating literacy strategies with laboratory sections in a general biology course.
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The typical biometry course emphasizes statistical theory and methods, with little opportunity for students to apply statistics in testing scientific hypotheses. Early in education, students should be taught to use…
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Biological/Chemical Waste Management
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In this study, the authors examined students’ perceptions of their grades throughout an introductory biology course. Since large majorities of students prefer open-book exams (Moore and Jensen 2008); they sought to…
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Deliberative democracy, a consensus model of decision making, has been used in real-life policy making involving controversial, science-related issues to increase citizen participation and engagement. Here, we describe…
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The authors discuss an Introduction to Biology course they created. The course was designed by following the recommendations from the Vision and Change in Undergraduate Biology Education: A Call to Action report, which…
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A postexam review activity was implemented in an introductory biology course to help students learn from their mistakes and strengthen reasoning and self-regulatory skills. The goal of this study was to design and test…
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The authors describe a study in which an honors biology instructor implemented clickers as a mechanism for students to complete in-class quizzes.
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This article discusses incorporating active learning techniques and how it relates to independent learning and instructor-directed classroom activities.
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Inquiry-based instruction is gaining favor in college classrooms because it improves scientific skills as well as critical thinking. As we seek ways to improve science education, elementary school is increasingly…
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Model-Based Inquiry in Biology: Three-Dimensional Instructional Units for Grades 9-12 (e-book)
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This book is your chance to shift the emphasis of your high school biology curriculum away from “we need to learn about this topic in order to do well in class” to “we need to figure out why or how things happen in the…