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Peer reviewedEvans, Robert C.; Omaha Boy, Nancy H. – Journal on Excellence in College Teaching, 1996
Reports on a two-year project in a biology course for nonmajors in which lectures were replaced with guided learning activities and weekly exams designed to help students gain the confidence to be independent learners, especially in science, assume responsibility for their own learning, improve study skills, and make more effective use of class…
Descriptors: Biology, Higher Education, Independent Study, Instructional Effectiveness
