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Direct linkAndrew J. Tonsager; Laurie A. Stargell – Biochemistry and Molecular Biology Education, 2025
CRISPR-Cas9 technology is an established, powerful tool for genome editing through the ability to target specific DNA sequences of interest for introduction of desired genetic modifications. CRISPR-Cas9 is utilized for a variety of purposes, ranging from a research molecular biology tool to treatment for human diseases. Due to its prominence…
Descriptors: Undergraduate Students, Student Research, Scientific Research, Genetics
Download full textJaime Solís-Pinilla; Cristian Merino-Rubilar – Journal of Technology and Science Education, 2024
A systematic review of Threshold Concepts provides a thorough and structured analysis of the existing literature related to these essential and transforming concepts in education. Threshold Concepts represent ideas or knowledge that, once understood, allow the student to access deeper levels of understanding of a discipline. These concepts are…
Descriptors: Fundamental Concepts, Scientific Concepts, Science Instruction, Teaching Methods
Lydia Horne; Amanda Manzanares; Nicholas Babin; Emily A. Royse; Lee Arakawa; Eunice Blavascunas; Lisa Doner; Daniel Druckenbrod; Ennea Fairchild; Meghann Jarchow; Barry R. Muchnick; Prajjwal Panday; Denielle Perry; Rebecca Thomas; Anne Toomey; Brian H. Tucker; Camille Washington-Ottombre; Shirley Vincent; Steven W. Anderson; Chelsie Romulo – Journal of Geoscience Education, 2024
Interdisciplinary environmental and sustainability (IES) programs are different from other fields because they focus on a complex integration of humanities, social, and natural sciences concepts centered on the interactions of coupled human and natural systems. The interdisciplinary nature of IES programs does not lend itself to traditional…
Descriptors: Interdisciplinary Approach, Environmental Education, Sustainability, Higher Education
Ronald L. Reyes; Junjun A. Villanueva – Journal of Chemical Education, 2024
In pursuit of active learning and fostering conceptual understanding, educators and researchers have tirelessly endeavored to reshape the perception of chemistry, transcending its apparent barriers of technical jargon, semantics, and symbolism. One innovative approach that aligns with this mission is the integration of narratives into chemical…
Descriptors: Introductory Courses, Chemistry, Science Instruction, Visualization
Simbarashe Nkomo; Alia Bly – Journal of Chemical Education, 2024
In undergraduate science education, laboratory courses stand as essential cornerstones of experiential learning. Chemistry laboratory courses offer students unique hands-on experiences that bridge the gap between theoretical knowledge and practical application. The journey through the undergraduate chemistry curriculum is paved with a series of…
Descriptors: Undergraduate Students, College Science, Chemistry, Hands on Science
Wallee Naimi; Gail A. Vinnacombe-Willson; Stanley Saldana; Lionnel Ronduen; Heather Domjan; Naihao Chiang – Journal of Chemical Education, 2024
Stimulating interest in science at an early age is important for STEM education. This work details an educational activity utilizing the anthocyanins found in butterfly pea flowers ("Clitoria ternatea"). This activity was developed for use in official classroom settings, online, and/or at-home with parental or educator guidance. Primary…
Descriptors: Science Instruction, Chemistry, STEM Education, Fundamental Concepts
Lorena Atare´s; Maria Jose´ Canet; Asuncio´n Pe´rez-Pascual; Macarena Trujillo – Journal of Chemical Education, 2024
The alternative conceptions that students hold put a brake on subsequent meaningful learning, and therefore, the identification of these wrong ideas is crucial for effective teaching and academic success. Undergraduate STEM students often perceive Chemical Thermodynamics as a difficult subject, in which entropy has been pointed out as a threshold…
Descriptors: Undergraduate Students, Scientific Concepts, Fundamental Concepts, Chemistry
Johann, Leonie; Groß, Jorge; Messig, Denis; Rusk, Fredrik – Education Sciences, 2020
By means of their pivotal role in the outbreak of a variety of diseases, such as, recently, COVID-19, the molecular aspects of cell membrane function have gained considerable attention from researchers in recent decades. The resulting information explosion and the growing interdisciplinary character of cell biology seems, however, to not be…
Descriptors: Cytology, Science Education, Scientific Concepts, Molecular Biology
Michael, Joel; Modell, Harold – Advances in Physiology Education, 2019
We have created and validated a conceptual framework for the core physiology concept of "cell membrane." The conceptual framework is composed of 27 items arranged in a hierarchy that is, in some instances, four levels deep. We have validated it with input from faculty who teach at a wide variety of institutional types. All items making…
Descriptors: Cytology, Scientific Concepts, Fundamental Concepts, Physiology
Drew, John – Teaching Science, 2020
Learning about redox and electrochemistry in senior secondary school science has long been recognised as both impenetrable to many students and problematic for teachers. A significant barrier to understanding this area of learning has been the apparent exclusive use of implicit analogous definitions for the foundation concept of an oxidation…
Descriptors: Secondary School Science, Chemistry, Definitions, Scientific Concepts
Bruckermann, Till; Fiedler, Daniela; Harms, Ute – Studies in Science Education, 2021
Difficulties in understanding evolution are often rooted in early childhood, arising from naïve assumptions and cognitive biases. However, literature reviews mainly focus on school and university students' understanding of evolution, with only limited comprehensive reviews on children in early childhood aged up to 7 years. This systematic review…
Descriptors: Evolution, Biology, Scientific Concepts, Fundamental Concepts
Zhai, Xiaoming; Li, Min – International Journal of Science Education, 2021
This study provides a partial-credit scoring (PCS) approach to awarding students' performance on multiple-choice items in science education. The approach is built on "fundamental ideas," the critical pieces of students' understanding and knowledge to solve science problems. We link each option of the items to several specific fundamental…
Descriptors: Scoring, Multiple Choice Tests, Science Tests, Test Items
Klaudja Caushi; Daniela Torres; Binyomin Abrams – Journal of Chemical Education, 2024
Students beginning college chemistry are expected to arrive prepared with fundamental, prerequisite conceptual understanding and skills from high school. While some topics may be reviewed explicitly in the course, prerequisite material-including hidden prerequisites often overlooked by faculty-is typically considered assumed prior knowledge and…
Descriptors: College Science, Chemistry, College Preparation, Student Attitudes
Kopecki-Fjetland, Mary A.; Steffenson, Matthew – Biochemistry and Molecular Biology Education, 2021
For many students biochemistry is a demanding course because they are expected to apply previously learned foundational concepts to new biological contexts. These foundational concepts serve as a scaffold onto which to build threshold concepts such as the physical basis of interactions. Unfortunately, many students possess misconceptions or gaps…
Descriptors: Active Learning, Learning Strategies, Fundamental Concepts, Scientific Concepts
Göransson, Andreas; Orraryd, Daniel; Fiedler, Daniela; Tibell, Lena A. E. – CBE - Life Sciences Education, 2020
Evolutionary theory explains a wide range of biological phenomena. Proper understanding of evolutionary mechanisms such as natural selection is therefore an essential goal for biology education. Unfortunately, natural selection has time and again proven difficult to teach and learn, and students' resulting understanding is often characterized by…
Descriptors: Fundamental Concepts, Scientific Concepts, Evolution, College Students
