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Redesigning a Large-Enrollment Introductory Biology Course
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Ueckert, Catherine; Adams, Alison; Lock, Judith – CBE - Life Sciences Education, 2011
Using an action research model, biology faculty examined, implemented, and evaluated learner-centered instructional strategies to reach the goal of increasing the level of student achievement in the introductory biology course BIO 181: Unity of Life I, which was characterized by both high enrollments and a high DFW rate. Outcomes included the…
Descriptors: Biology, Introductory Courses, Large Group Instruction, Science Instruction
Clickers in the Large Classroom: Current Research and Best-Practice Tips
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Caldwell, Jane E. – CBE - Life Sciences Education, 2007
Audience response systems (ARS) or clickers, as they are commonly called, offer a management tool for engaging students in the large classroom. Basic elements of the technology are discussed. These systems have been used in a variety of fields and at all levels of education. Typical goals of ARS questions are discussed, as well as methods of…
Descriptors: Student Attitudes, Audience Response, Guidelines, Lecture Method
General Chemistry: Expanding the Learning Outcomes and Promoting Interdisciplinary Connections through the Use of a Semester-Long Project
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Wenzel, Thomas J. – CBE - Life Sciences Education, 2006
The laboratory component of a first-semester general chemistry course for science majors is described. The laboratory involves a semester-long project undertaken in a small-group format. Students are asked to examine whether plants grown in soil contaminated with lead take up more lead than those grown in uncontaminated soil. They are also asked…
Descriptors: Higher Education, College Freshmen, Introductory Courses, Chemistry