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Kaser, Joyce S.; Dougherty, Michael J.; Bourexis, Patricia S. – Journal of College Science Teaching, 2013
Funding agencies and the science education community at large have pursued strategies for increasing K-12 outreach by scientists and for improving instructional practices in higher education classrooms. However, the simultaneous achievement of both goals is generally not a target for single projects or even single programs. A 4-year project…
Descriptors: Science Course Improvement Projects, Partnerships in Education, Genetics, Secondary School Science
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Donovan, Michael P. – Journal of College Science Teaching, 1997
Discusses the vocabulary of biology and the problem of semantics. Focuses on "dominant", "recessive", and the puzzling role of alleles. Highlights students' conceptions of these terms. (JRH)
Descriptors: Biology, Genetics, Higher Education, Misconceptions
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Crow, Linda – Journal of College Science Teaching, 2004
One of the unifying themes of modern biology is evolution. In introductory biology courses, evolution is studied in some detail and used as a focal point for many courses. For many teachers of those courses, the greatest frustration is their inability to help students become Darwinian. Students do not reject evolutionary ideas, but they quickly…
Descriptors: Misconceptions, Biology, Evolution, Genetics