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Direct linkTyjuanna R. LaBennett – ProQuest LLC, 2024
The problem addressed through this study was the absence of a critical examination of laboratory exercises used with first-year nonbiology majors and the deployment of virtual laboratories in the biology department at the project site university without critical analyses associated with the efficacy of virtual labs. Grounded in Mayer's cognitive…
Descriptors: Science Laboratories, Laboratory Experiments, Science Education, Electronic Learning
Niklas Schneeweiß; Leona Mölgen; Harald Gropengießer – Journal of Biological Education, 2024
Explanation of natural phenomena at one level of biological organisation almost always involves causes that are found at other levels. Although scientists thinking across levels find it easy to explain physiological phenomena, students often perceive this as a challenge. We developed a new graphic organiser called Zoom Map, which is a mode for…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, High School Students, Science Instruction, Biology
Swope, Nicole K.; Fryfogle, Patrick J.; Sivy, Tami L. – Journal of Chemical Education, 2015
A flexible, rigorous laboratory experiment for upper-level biochemistry undergraduates is described that focuses on the Roundup Ready maize line. The work is appropriate for undergraduate laboratory courses that integrate biochemistry, molecular biology, or bioinformatics. In this experiment, DNA is extracted and purified from maize kernel and…
Descriptors: Science Laboratories, Laboratory Experiments, Science Experiments, Undergraduate Students
Loudon, Catherine; Davis-Berg, Elizabeth C.; Botz, Jason T. – Advances in Physiology Education, 2012
A physical model was used in a laboratory exercise to teach students about countercurrent exchange mechanisms. Countercurrent exchange is the transport of heat or chemicals between fluids moving in opposite directions separated by a permeable barrier (such as blood within adjacent blood vessels flowing in opposite directions). Greater exchange of…
Descriptors: Animals, Laboratories, Anatomy, Human Body
Download full textOakley, Jan – International Journal of Environmental and Science Education, 2012
This study investigated Ontario science and biology teachers' practices and attitudes toward animal dissection and dissection alternatives. The data was collected through a mixed methods approach involving online surveys (n = 153) and subsequent telephone interviews (n = 9) with secondary school science and biology teachers. The findings indicate…
Descriptors: Teaching Methods, Preservice Teacher Education, Biology, Animals
Yuza, Steve C. – ProQuest LLC, 2010
The purpose of this study was to determine the effects of interactive multimedia simulations and virtual dissection software on depth of learning among students participating in biology and chemistry laboratory courses. By understanding more about how simulation and virtual dissection software changes depth of learning, educators will have the…
Descriptors: Research Problems, Instructional Design, Computer Assisted Instruction, Laboratory Procedures
Shumate, Alice M.; Windsor, Aaron J. – Bioscene: Journal of College Biology Teaching, 2010
The increase in publications presenting molecular evolutionary analyses and the availability of comparative sequence data through resources such as NCBI's GenBank underscore the necessity of providing undergraduates with hands-on sequence analysis skills in an evolutionary context. This need is particularly acute given that students have been…
Descriptors: Evolution, Computer Software, Genetics, Laboratories
Adams, David J. – Bioscience Education, 2009
Students and academics agree that there is a need to make learning and teaching in the bioscience laboratory more challenging and engaging. During recent years there have been many published accounts of novel laboratory exercises designed to enthuse and stimulate students through active learning. The purpose of this review is to raise awareness of…
Descriptors: Chemistry, Active Learning, Science Laboratories, Teaching Methods
Quinn, Joseph G.; King, Karen; Roberts, David; Carey, Linda; Mousley, Angela – Bioscience Education, 2009
It is compulsory for first year biological science students at Queens University Belfast to complete a range of assessed, laboratory-based practicals in various scientific procedures including dissection. This study investigates student performance and attitudes when they have to complete a traditional dissection and a computer based learning…
Descriptors: Biology, College Science, Science Instruction, Computer Assisted Instruction
Huk, Thomas; Steinke, Mattias; Floto, Christian – Instructional Science: An International Journal of the Learning Sciences, 2010
Within the framework of cognitive learning theories, instructional design manipulations have primarily been investigated under tightly controlled laboratory conditions. We carried out two experiments, where the first experiment was conducted in a restricted system-paced setting and is therefore in line with the majority of empirical studies in the…
Descriptors: Cues, Laboratories, Instructional Materials, Educational Experiments
Packer, J. S.; Packer, J. E. – Physiology Teacher, 1977
Presented is the development of a simulation model of the facultative water transfer mechanism of the mammalian kidney. Discussion topics include simulation philosophy, simulation facilities, the model, and programming the model as a teaching aid. Graphs illustrate typical program displays. A listing of references concludes the article. (MA)
Descriptors: Biology, Computer Assisted Instruction, Higher Education, Laboratories
Pepper, Coral – Issues in Educational Research, 2009
Problem based learning (PBL) is a recognised teaching and learning strategy used to engage students in deep rather than surface learning. It is also viewed as a successful strategy to align university courses with the real life professional work students are expected to undertake on graduation (Biggs, 2003). Problem based learning is practised…
Descriptors: Feedback (Response), College Students, Relevance (Education), Science Laboratories
Shaffer, Christopher D.; Alvarez, Consuelo; Bailey, Cheryl; Barnard, Daron; Bhalla, Satish; Chandrasekaran, Chitra; Chandrasekaran, Vidya; Chung, Hui-Min; Dorer, Douglas R.; Du, Chunguang; Eckdahl, Todd T.; Poet, Jeff L.; Frohlich, Donald; Goodman, Anya L.; Gosser, Yuying; Hauser, Charles; Hoopes, Laura L. M.; Johnson, Diana; Jones, Christopher J.; Kaehler, Marian; Kokan, Nighat; Kopp, Olga R.; Kuleck, Gary A.; McNeil, Gerard; Moss, Robert; Myka, Jennifer L.; Nagengast, Alexis; Morris, Robert; Overvoorde, Paul J.; Shoop, Elizabeth; Parrish, Susan; Reed, Kelynne; Regisford, E. Gloria; Revie, Dennis; Rosenwald, Anne G.; Saville, Ken; Schroeder, Stephanie; Shaw, Mary; Skuse, Gary; Smith, Christopher; Smith, Mary; Spana, Eric P.; Spratt, Mary; Stamm, Joyce; Thompson, Jeff S.; Wawersik, Matthew; Wilson, Barbara A.; Youngblom, Jim; Leung, Wilson; Buhler, Jeremy; Mardis, Elaine R.; Lopatto, David; Elgin, Sarah C. R. – CBE - Life Sciences Education, 2010
Genomics is not only essential for students to understand biology but also provides unprecedented opportunities for undergraduate research. The goal of the Genomics Education Partnership (GEP), a collaboration between a growing number of colleges and universities around the country and the Department of Biology and Genome Center of Washington…
Descriptors: Student Research, Active Learning, Biology, Research Opportunities
Peer reviewedRalph, Charles L. – Journal of Computers in Mathematics and Science Teaching, 1988
Examined is the use of the microcomputer as a tutor, for simulations of experiments, and to provide graphic interpretations of abstract concepts in the college biology setting. Discussed are computer enhanced courses being used, the software library, and the computer laboratory facility. Lists reasons for adoption of computer enhanced format. (MVL)
Descriptors: Biology, College Science, Computer Assisted Instruction, Computer Simulation
Peer reviewedGasser, William; Gehrt, Kathleen M. – BioScience, 1971
Descriptors: Biology, Classification, College Science, Computer Assisted Instruction
