Peer reviewedERIC Number: EJ447785
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Publication Date: 1991
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Teaching Freshman to Think--Does Active Learning Work?
Goodwin, Leonard; And Others
Bioscience, v41 n10 p719-22 Nov 1991
Reports on the impact of an introductory biology course sequence that incorporated experience-based, group learning. Achievement results indicate that students were not disadvantaged by this new approach and, in fact, displayed a superior grasp of group-work, open lab utilization, and creative problem solutions. Attitudes regarding anxiety over being unprepared for advanced work proved to be not well founded. (JJK)
Descriptors: Biology, Classroom Techniques, Cooperative Learning, Course Descriptions, Experiential Learning, Group Activities, Higher Education, Introductory Courses, Longitudinal Studies, Problem Solving, Science Achievement, Science Education, Self Directed Groups, Student Attitudes, Student Projects, Teaching Methods, Thinking Skills, Undergraduate Students
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research; Reports - Descriptive
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Audience: Teachers; Administrators; Practitioners
Language: English
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