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Using "Saccharomyces cerevisiae" to Test the Mutagenicity of Household Compounds: An Open Ended Hypothesis-Driven Teaching Lab
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Marshall, Pamela A. – CBE - Life Sciences Education, 2007
In our Fundamentals of Genetics lab, students perform a wide variety of labs to reinforce and extend the topics covered in lecture. I developed an active-learning lab to augment the lecture topic of mutagenesis. In this lab exercise, students determine if a compound they bring from home is a mutagen. Students are required to read extensive…
Descriptors: Genetics, Biology, Learning Laboratories, Lecture Method
"RealTime Physics": Active Learning Labs Transforming the Introductory Laboratory
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Sokoloff, David R.; Laws, Priscilla W.; Thornton, Ronald K. – European Journal of Physics, 2007
Computer-based tools that enable students to collect, display and analyse data in real time have catalysed the design of a laboratory curriculum that allows students to master a coherent body of physics concepts while acquiring traditional laboratory skills. This paper describes "RealTime Physics", a sequenced introductory laboratory curriculum…
Descriptors: Physics, Active Learning, Learning Laboratories, Science Instruction
Impact of Auto-Tutorial Laboratory Instruction in Biology on Student Attitudes.
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Case, Christine L. – American Biology Teacher, 1980
Explored were the effects on student attitudes of autotutorial laboratory instruction in a lower-division life sciences course designed for nonbiology majors at Skyline College, San Bruno, California. Positive results indicate the effectiveness of this mode of instruction in enhancing attitudes of students towards their learning and this…
Descriptors: Biological Sciences, Biology, College Science, Educational Research
Experiments With Audio-Tutorial Learning Systems at I.U.B.
Indiana Univ., Bloomington. Teaching Resources Center. – 1974
An audio-tutorial approach that has been implemented at Indiana University in Bloomington focuses on student learning rather than the mechanism of teaching. The basic component of an audio-tutorial course is a taped presentation that acts as a tutor, guiding the students through a sequence of readings, filmstrips, diagrams, tables, and other…
Descriptors: Accountability, College Instruction, Course Descriptions, Educational Media
Some Innovations in University Chemistry Teaching.
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Johnstone, ALex H.; Sharp, David W. A. – Studies in Higher Education, 1979
Described are some of the teaching innovations used in a large university chemistry department in Britain. They include diagnostic testing and individual tutoring; self-instruction centers for remedial teaching, complementary services, and specialist materials; new laboratory approaches; and innovations to develop skills needed by chemistry…
Descriptors: Chemistry, College Instruction, Educational Diagnosis, Foreign Countries
Computers, Networks, and Desegregation at San Jose High Academy.
Solomon, Gwen – Electronic Learning, 1987
Describes magnet high school which was created in California to meet desegregation requirements and emphasizes computer technology. Highlights include local computer networks that connect science and music labs, the library/media center, business computer lab, writing lab, language arts skills lab, and social studies classrooms; software; teacher…
Descriptors: Business Education, Computer Software, Computer Uses in Education, High Schools