Research and Teaching: Analyzing Upper Level Undergraduate Knowledge of Evolutionary Processes: Can Class Discussions Help?

by: Mark V. Tran, Emily G. Weigel, and Gail Richmond

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The study described in this article aimed to quantify knowledge and misconceptions of evolutionary processes among upper level undergraduate students and analyze how knowledge and misconceptions changed throughout a semester-long, discussion-based course.

Topics

Adaptations Asking questions Communicating Disciplinary Core Ideas Disciplinary Core Ideas in Life Science ENCdl Evolution Life Science LS4.A: Evidence of Common Ancestry and Diversity LS4.B: Natural Selection LS4.C: Adaptation LS4.D: Biodiversity and Humans LS4: Biological Evolution: Unity and Diversity Natural selection Science and Engineering Practices Science as Inquiry Science Focus Science process skills SEP1: Asking Questions and Defining Problems SEP7: Engaging in Argument from Evidence Three Dimensions of the Framework and/or NGSS

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Type Journal ArticlePub Date 5/1/2014Stock # jcst14_043_05_87Volume 043Issue 05

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