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Research and Teaching: Inquiry in the Community College Biology Lab
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A qualitative analysis of students’ reactions and outcomes to a long-term inquiry experience in a freshman biology course shows positive results. Students posed research questions and designed experiments. The analysis…
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Editorial: Discipline-Based Research in College Science Teaching
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We are, all of us, devoted to our sciences. For college science faculty this devotion to our respective disciplines extends in part to teaching. We share a common characteristic: we have extensive training and…
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Research and Teaching: Student Attitudes and Recommendations on Active Learning
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A freshman student surveyed her peers seeking their opinions, attitudes, and recommendations regarding their experiences in a large, active-learning biology course. The results were mixed—disappointing in some respects…
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Modeling the Research Process: Alternative Approaches to Teaching Undergraduates
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An Introduction to Research course was modified to better teach the process of scientific inquiry to students who were not engaged in research projects. Students completed several tasks involved in research projects,…
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Research and Teaching: Raising Success Rates in Freshman Chemistry
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Using data collected from student records and surveys, this article examines the likelihood of student success in a spring section of freshman chemistry populated by many students deemed at risk of failure. The study…
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Research and Teaching: Student Understanding of Ionizing Radiation and Radioactivity
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Results from research into the teaching and learning of physics have shown that many college students have significant conceptual and reasoning difficulties relating to topics of radioactivity. Interviewing students…
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Career of the Month: An Interview With Tsunami Researcher Vasily Titov
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When the Indian Ocean tsunami struck Sumatra in 2004, nations around the world were shocked to learn that tsunamis, though rare, are a major threat to people and property. Tsunami researchers investigate these natural…
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"Biology Education"—An Emerging Interdisciplinary Area of Research
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Middle Tennessee State University recently developed an interdisciplinary PhD program with a specific concentration in "biology education." The program brings together faculty with expertise in basic biology, biology…
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From Data to Policy: An Undergraduate Program in Research and Communication
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This article describes a student Science and Policy course for undergraduate science majors. During this program pairs of students undertake research projects while receiving instruction in both research methods and…
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Encouraging Balanced Scientific Research Through Formal Debate
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Having little or no background knowledge has never prevented seventh graders from having strong opinions on a subject! However, when asked to research a topic, middle school students (and also, many adults as well) tend…
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Research and Teaching: Characterizing the Level of Inquiry in the Undergraduate Laboratory
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Discrepancies abound in use of the word “inquiry.” In this paper, the authors propose a quantitative rubric designed to characterize the level of inquiry in laboratory activities and laboratory curricula. They do not…
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Research and Teaching: Learning, Reasoning, Motivation and Epistemological Beliefs
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This study explored college students' learning approaches, reasoning abilities, motivational goals, and beliefs abut the nature of science relative to science concept understanding and course achievement. The authors…
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This article presents the evaluation of a research-based introductory biology lab course focused on an ecological system. Pre- and postcourse surveys and performance assessments were administered to nonvolunteer…
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