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Aligning Goals, Assessments, and Activities: An Approach to Teaching PCR and Gel Electrophoresis
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Phillips, Allison R.; Robertson, Amber L.; Batzli, Janet; Harris, Michelle; Miller, Sarah – CBE - Life Sciences Education, 2008
Polymerase chain reaction (PCR) and gel electrophoresis have become common techniques used in undergraduate molecular and cell biology labs. Although students enjoy learning these techniques, they often cannot fully comprehend and analyze the outcomes of their experiments because of a disconnect between concepts taught in lecture and experiments…
Descriptors: Cytology, Biology, Misconceptions, Teaching Methods
Intensive Evaluation: An Example of Formative Evaluation in Curriculum Development.
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Zuzovsky, Ruth; Orpaz, Nathan – Studies in Educational Evaluation, 1979
Evaluation of an elementary level science curriculum unit (MATAL) illustrates intensive evaluation. This method involves classroom observation by trained observers, formulation of course objectives, student interviews (ability tests), and lesson planning. It stresses the identification of learning difficulties which hinder attainment of course…
Descriptors: Classroom Observation Techniques, Course Objectives, Curriculum Development, Curriculum Evaluation
World History as a General Education Course at a Liberal Arts College.
Schilling, Donald G. – 1981
The paper discusses the choice of world history as a foundation course in the liberal arts college at Denison University, Ohio. It discusses why world history was chosen as a required course over the standard, introductory course, Western Civilization, compulsory in the 1960s. It also describes the kind and design of the world history course…
Descriptors: Comparative Analysis, Core Curriculum, Course Content, Course Descriptions