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This Is Your Brain: Teaching About Neuroscience and Addiction Research (e-book)
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“The need for students’ understanding of the value of the neurosciences—and the damaging effects of illicit drug use, the mechanisms of addiction, and the scientific and ethical basis of animal-based drug abuse research…
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Students of exercise science are well positioned to facilitate a shift of the nation's attitude on health care from disease treatment to disease prevention. This report chronicles the authors' efforts toward…
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Mosquitoes on Maui: Students conduct research for an island-wide mosquito study
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Science students participate in a year-long, school-based study involving the Maui Public Health Department to define mosquito behavior and distribution due to an outbreak of dengue fever, a disease spread by Mosquitoes…
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Research and Teaching: Technophobia and Teaching Technology Rich Freshman Science Courses
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Qualitative research methods were used to document the experiences of six technophobic students as they progressed through a technology-rich anatomy and physiology course. Data collected were analyzed and condensed into…
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Nonscience majors enrolling in introductory science courses may not have a chance to conduct authentic scientific research and therefore may develop a distorted view of science. This article describes how authentic…
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Research and Teaching: Small-Group Peer Teaching in Introductory Biology Classroom
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All teachers want their students to learn, enjoy, and be engaged in their classes. A good way to create such results is to incorporate active learning approaches into classrooms. Many teachers, however, do not know how…
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Research and Teaching: Promoting Student Learning in a Large General Chemistry Course
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Based on recent reports in the science education literature, curricular modifications were made to one section of a freshman-level general chemistry course. Assessment results indicate that these modifications resulted…
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Institutionalizing Undergraduate Research for Geology Majors Through Creative Inquiry Experiences
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The geology program at Clemson University has instituted a new, six-semester-long undergraduate research course sequence that requires student participation in ongoing departmental research projects from their sophomore…
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This paper describes the results of incorporating technology in the histology laboratory by using high-resolution video-imaging equipment (VIE). The study sought to determine if (1) the VIE would allow students to more…