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Transgender Perspectives in the Biology Classroom
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How to Set Up and Manage Your Biology Classroom
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There are a number of important practical aspects to setting up and managing a biology classroom. These include strategies for organizing students into groups, conducting laboratory work, maintaining live organisms in…
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Applications of Biology as Part of a Preservice Program for Science
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The Applications of Biology course provides students with the opportunity to apply scientific information in making decisions about real-world issues. Within the context of the course, students are introduced to an…
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Core Idea LS4: Biological Evolution: Unity and Diversity
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This chapter has hopefully provided a bit more insight into the disciplinary core idea (DCI) of Evolution: Unity and Diversity. Taking an evolutionary perspective on biology is one of the most powerful ways that…
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Nonmajor Students’ Use of Reflection to Enhance Biology Understanding and Relevance
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Although most students in nonmajor biology courses will not enter careers in science, they will need a working understanding of biology and how it relates to their lives to make informed decisions on important topics…
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Incorporating Programming, Modeling, and Data Analysis Into an Introductory Biology Course
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This paper describes an introductory biology course for undergraduates that heavily incorporates quantitative problem solving in activities and homework assignments. The course is broken up into a series of units, each…
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Students Teaching Students: Jigsawing Through an Environmental Biology Course
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The environmental biology course discussed in this chapter was designed for non- science majors, most of whom were preservice elementary education students. Instruction in the course is designed around the…
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Gender Identity Inclusive Pedigree Chart for High School Biology
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Developing Critical Thinking in Biology Through Progressive Writing Assignments
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Critical thinking is essential in academia and the workforce. Although writing can be used as a pedagogical tool for fostering deeper subject matter understanding, increased retention, and critical thinking, relatively…
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A Flipped Classroom Approach and Digital Learning in an Undergraduate Molecular Biology Course
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Teaching modalities such as Flipped Classroom Approach (FCA) are becoming increasingly popular in higher education. FCA requires that instructional content is completed outside the classroom, thus allowing active-…
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Peer-Led Team Learning as Educational Tool for First-Year Biology Students
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This article reports the findings of the Peer-Led Team Learning (PLTL) model intervention study in an introductory biology course at a Puerto Rican private university. PLTL introduces to the traditional class format an…
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Student Performance in Ground Versus Online Sections of a Biological Science I College Course
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This study is a comparison of ground-based versus online student performance using a combination of common final examination scores and associated demographic data in a biological science college course taught by a…
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The Impact of a Conceptually Sequenced Genetics Unit in an Introductory College Biology Course
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In this chapter, the authors describe how they revised the genetics section of an introductory biology course to reflect current knowledge of learning theory and conceptual change. A sequence and associated experiences…
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“Black is Beautiful”: A Culturally Relevant/Responsive High School Biology Lesson
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This biology lesson uses the science of central dogma to “critique and question the politics of representation that systematically devalue[s] Blackness” (hooks, 1995, p.131). Students’ understanding of protein synthesis…
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