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Beck-Winchatz, Bernhard; Parra, Ruben D. – College Teaching, 2013
As institutions of higher learning are increasingly held accountable for student outcomes, faculty are faced with the challenge to clearly articulate and assess what students should learn in their courses. We report on the assessment of a liberal studies learning outcome related to the nature of science, which involved 178 students from 41…
Descriptors: College Students, Nonmajors, Science Education, Scientific Principles
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Odhiambo, Calvin – College Teaching, 2012
The author describes a classroom activity in which students generate and then analyze insulting words to gain insights into how gender is socially constructed. After discussing how and why undergraduate students struggle with the concept of gender, the author highlights the usefulness of an active learning pedagogy in clearing these…
Descriptors: Undergraduate Students, Active Learning, Misconceptions, Gender Differences