The Case Study: Using a Case-Study Article to Effectively Introduce Mitosis

by: Doug Van Hoewyk

Community college students in a nonmajors biology class are introduced to mitosis by reading a case-study article that allows them to gauge how many times various parts of their bodies have been regenerated. The case-study article allows students to develop a conceptual framework of the cell cycle prior to a lecture on mitosis.

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Type Journal ArticlePub Date 5/1/2007Stock # jcst07_036_06_12Volume 036Issue 06

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