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Chen, Xinnian; Graesser, Donnasue; Sah, Megha – Advances in Physiology Education, 2015
Laboratory courses serve as important gateways to science, technology, engineering, and mathematics education. One of the challenges in assessing laboratory learning is to conduct meaningful and standardized practical exams, especially for large multisection laboratory courses. Laboratory practical exams in life sciences courses are frequently…
Descriptors: Laboratory Experiments, Standardized Tests, Testing Programs, Testing Problems
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Dostilio, Lina D.; Conti, Norman; Kronk, Rebecca; Weideman, Yvonne L.; Woodley, Sarah K.; Trun, Nancy – Journal of Public Scholarship in Higher Education, 2013
This article presents three cases of community-engaged, or "public," scholarship across diverse disciplines (social science, natural science, and health science) in which the rigid boundaries of what has been conceived as traditional service-learning have been blurred. The innovations represented within these cases explicitly address…
Descriptors: Citizenship Education, Scholarship, Interdisciplinary Approach, Social Sciences
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Johnson, Craig R.; And Others – Journal of Medical Education, 1984
An interdisciplinary master's program in the natural sciences designed to attract medical school applicants denied admission and other students wishing graduate study before committing themselves to a doctoral program is described. Results of a survey of the 310 graduates since 1967 are also reported. (MSE)
Descriptors: College Applicants, Graduate Study, Higher Education, Interdisciplinary Approach
Blum, Mark; Spangehl, Stephen – 1976
Developmental education can help college-level curriculum planners identify competency objectives in social sciences, humanities, and the natural sciences. Developmental education is interpreted as learning that helps an individual develop the abilities necessary for pursuing personal and social goals. Abilities, differing at each stage of human…
Descriptors: Affective Objectives, Behavioral Objectives, Cognitive Objectives, Competency Based Education