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Journal Article |
The authors of this article describe how their Department of Biological Sciences redesigned 12 existing laboratory courses using the principal design elements of course-based undergraduate research experiences.
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Journal Article |
Research on how people learn and the incorporation of that research into lesson plans and curriculum demands that the highly successful 5E model be expanded to a 7E model. The 7E model proposes the addition of…
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Models-Based Science Teaching (e-book)
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Humans perceive the world by constructing mental models—telling a story, interpreting a map, reading a book. Every way we interact with the world involves mental models, whether creating new ones or building on existing…
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Directed Student Inquiry: Modeling in Roborovsky Hamsters
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In this inquiry-based activity, Roborovsky hamsters are used to provide students with an opportunity to develop their skills of analysis, inquiry, and design. These hamsters are easy to maintain, yet offer students a…
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Using Models to Understand Sea Level Rise
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A novel way to learn about science content and the practice of modeling.
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Data Modeling for Preservice Teachers and Everyone Else
Journal Article |
Although data modeling, the employment of statistical reasoning for the purpose of investigating questions about the world, is central to both mathematics and science, it is rarely emphasized in K–16 instruction. This…