Peer reviewedERIC Number: EJ447790
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 1992
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Helping Nonmajors Find Out What's So Interesting about Biology.
Bierzychudek, Paulette; Reiness, C. Gary
Bioscience, v42 n2 p125-28 Feb 1992
Describes a course entitled "DNA and Evolution" in which students develop an appreciation for what science is and how it is practiced as well as an understanding of how some of the most central ideas in biology were developed and tested. Discusses the design of the course, the lecture and discussion topics, and the results and their implications. (KR)
Descriptors: Biology, Course Content, Course Descriptions, Discussion (Teaching Technique), Evolution, Heredity, Higher Education, Introductory Courses, Lecture Method, Motivation, Nonmajors, Reading Assignments, Science Curriculum, Science Education, Student Attitudes, Teaching Methods, Undergraduate Students
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Descriptive
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Audience: Teachers; Administrators; Practitioners
Language: English
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