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The authors investigated the impact of changing student–TA relations to include a sense of mentoring by redesigning TA allocations so that students worked with the same TA throughout the semester, but without changing…
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The author, a professor at SUNY Geneseo, reports on her experiences using primary literature as the major focus of a seminar on evolutionary biology. Having discovered that the choice of articles can be the key to…
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Faculty from Worchester's Assumption College education and natural sciences departments developed a science/education initiative to enhance the science preparation of future elementary teachers. The program included a…
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This study compares a cookbook-type laboratory course to a research-based undergraduate biology laboratory course at a Research 1 institution. The results indicate that students in the research-based lab had more…
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This column shares reflections or thoughtful opinions on issues of broad interest to the community. This month’s issue highlights the new approaches to teaching and learning biology.
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Reading aloud (RA) is a learning strategy commonly used to help younger students develop language comprehension skills and in adult literacy and language courses to help students master the pronunciation of words,…
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The authors sought to improve student microscope skills by implementing formative assessment techniques in addition to summative assessment approaches.