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Killpack, Tess L.; Popolizio, Thea R. – Journal of Microbiology & Biology Education, 2023
Laboratory courses can serve as important avenues to equitably support introductory biology students to develop foundational scientific literacy skills while experiencing the authentic research process. We present a model for an equity-focused redesign of an introductory organismal biology laboratory course at a teaching institution with limited…
Descriptors: Equal Education, Science Education, Science Experiments, Introductory Courses
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Jean-Michel I. Maarek – Biomedical Engineering Education, 2021
This paper describes the adaptation of a flipped Biomedical Electronics course with laboratories to remote learning at the start of the COVID-19 pandemic. In class collaborative work on problem sets was replaced by group work (4-5 students) in Zoom breakout sessions. When the groups assembled at random for each class had sufficiently progressed on…
Descriptors: Flipped Classroom, Laboratory Experiments, Biomedicine, Electronics
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Eva N. Nyutu; Víctor Carmona-Galindo; Maris C. Polanco – Bioscene: Journal of College Biology Teaching, 2023
In this paper, we describe the transition of all five course-sections of General Biology Laboratory I from "cookbook" surveys of taxonomic domains and kingdoms to course-based undergraduate research experiences that champion inquiry-based learning in "real world" environments. We achieved this by scaling-up lessons from a…
Descriptors: Biology, Science Instruction, Laboratory Experiments, Teaching Methods
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Krzysiak, Amanda; Doyle, Caroline; Huff, Mary O. – Biochemistry and Molecular Biology Education, 2022
Project-based (research-driven) laboratory courses stimulate student involvement, improve critical thinking and initiate cooperative learning. To this end, a 7-week laboratory project was designed for a sophomore cell biology course to reinforce the fundamental relationship between genotype and phenotype using yeast alcohol dehydrogenase I (ADH1).…
Descriptors: Genetics, Biochemistry, Student Projects, Laboratory Experiments
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Bruder, Andrea; Kohler, Brynja R. – PRIMUS, 2020
Although modeling is an integral process in applied mathematics, students rarely encounter modeling opportunities in their calculus courses. We introduce a laboratory experience as a starting point for calculus students to investigate multivariable functions. A layered system of coffee and milk serves as a physical model for temperature gradients…
Descriptors: Calculus, Mathematics Instruction, Climate, Food
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Turner, Ken L., Jr.; Hoffman, Adam; Breitfelder, Scott; Wolf, Hayli; Metcalf, Isabella; Jones, Alexandra – i.e.: inquiry in education, 2020
Graphene is a novel material with extraordinary promise in various nano-based applications, including increases in strength, conductivity, filtration, and electrical capacity. Graphene can be synthesized and tested in a wide variety of applications in secondary or undergraduate settings. Allowing students to choose their own application and method…
Descriptors: Teaching Methods, Design, Engineering Education, Secondary School Students
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Jiang, Shuaipu; Sun, Qi – American Association for Adult and Continuing Education, 2021
This paper explores the experience of how Chinese international doctoral students develop critical thinking. Narrative interviews are conducted. Narrative thematic analysis is adopted. Four big themes are generated, which are understanding of critical thinking, comparison and contrasts, factors contributing to development of critical thinking and…
Descriptors: Foreign Students, Doctoral Students, Critical Thinking, Comparative Analysis
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Large, Delaney N.; Van Doorn, Nathaniel A.; Timmons, Shannon C. – Biochemistry and Molecular Biology Education, 2023
Laboratory courses should cultivate enthusiasm for research and an appreciation for real-world scientific challenges to retain undergraduate students and encourage them to pursue STEM-related careers. Course-based undergraduate research experiences (CURE) have emerged as an inclusive pedagogical model that facilitates laboratory skill development,…
Descriptors: Cancer, Laboratory Experiments, Undergraduate Students, STEM Careers
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Lindsay, Andrew J. – Journal of Chemical Education, 2019
A semester-long, project-based series of laboratory exercises is described that provides practical experience of the upstream and downstream processes involved in monoclonal antibody production. This 6 week project is aimed at final year undergraduate students undertaking primary degrees in biotechnology, biochemistry, or related disciplines.…
Descriptors: Biotechnology, Undergraduate Students, Student Projects, Active Learning
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Porat, Gilit; Kapon, Shulamit – Physics Teacher, 2018
Although the teaching of mechanics at advanced K12 levels often starts with a brief introduction to physical quantities and units, the nature and function of measurements in physics and their inherent uncertainty are hardly ever discussed. The laboratory is mainly used to illustrate the theoretical principles taught in class. This paper presents a…
Descriptors: Physics, Science Instruction, Mechanics (Physics), High School Students
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Sarisky, Catherine A.; Johann, Timothy W. – Journal of Chemical Education, 2018
A semester-long hypothesis-driven laboratory project for second-semester biochemistry has been developed. Working independently, students propose a hypothesis about the role of one amino acid residue in the active site of 5,10-methenyltetrahydrofolate synthetase (MTHFS). They then test this hypothesis by site-directed mutagenesis of a plasmid…
Descriptors: Biochemistry, Science Instruction, Laboratory Experiments, Course Descriptions
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Chng, J. J. Kenneth; Patuwo, Michael Yudistira – Journal of Chemical Education, 2021
We described and ran a lesson plan for a build-your-own visible-range spectrophotometer undergraduate project as inspired by the research of Bougot-Robin, Imperial College London. Students were required to improve a basic Raspberry Pi spectrophotometer design and evaluate their improvements. Students learned firsthand how to manage instrumental…
Descriptors: Lesson Plans, Chemistry, Science Instruction, Spectroscopy
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Garcia-Moran, Emmanuel; Esqueda, Donovan; Solis-Cordova, Jose De Jesus; Villagomez, Luis; Morano, Hector; Ramirez, Rafael – Design and Technology Education, 2021
Online laboratories are widely used in higher engineering education and due to the COVID-19 pandemic, they have taken on an even greater relevance. At Tecnologico de Monterrey, Mexico, well-established techniques such as Problem-Based Learning (PBL), Project-Oriented Learning (POL) and Research-Based Learning (RBL) have been implemented over the…
Descriptors: Online Courses, Engineering Education, Problem Based Learning, Teaching Methods
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Chaari, Ali; Al-Ali, Dana; Roach, James – Biochemistry and Molecular Biology Education, 2020
Enzyme purification, characterization, and identification are some of the best ways to introduce undergraduate students to many aspects of biochemistry, particularly as part of project-based learning (PBL). These kinds of multi-step laboratory experiments not only help students to better understand basic biochemistry concepts but also serve to…
Descriptors: Science Instruction, College Science, Scientific Concepts, Student Projects
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Yong, Lou – International Education Studies, 2020
Embedded system is an interdisciplinary, profound foundation and practice-oriented course; at present, in the traditional teaching mode, embedded systems in colleges and universities generally have problems such as disconnected theory and practice, outdated assessment methods, and low enthusiasm of students. Arming to cultivate compound embedded…
Descriptors: Engineering Education, Teaching Methods, Student Projects, Active Learning
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