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A Journal-Club-Based Class That Promotes Active and Cooperative Learning of Biology

A journal-club-based class has been developed to promote active and cooperative learning and expose seniors in biochemistry and cellular molecular bio...

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Research and Teaching: Teaching With External Representations—The Case of a Common Energy-Level Diagram in Chemistry

Diagrams and figures play a central role in science and science education. Research has indicated that, when presented and used properly in a classroo...

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Point of View: Dissecting Motivation—The Will-Skill-Thrill Profile

Teaching is not talking. Teaching is creating an environment where learning happens. Effective teaching is creating an environment where maximum learn...

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The Implementation and Growth of an International Online Forensic Science Graduate Program at the University of Florida

Forensic science education has evolved as an interdisciplinary science that includes medicine, chemistry, biology, and criminal justice. Therefore, mu...

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An Electromagnetic Spectrum for Millennial Students: Teaching Light, Color, Energy, and Frequency Using the Electronic Devices of Our Time

In this article, a comparison of student learning outcomes is made in sophomore-level physical science classes using a “traditional” pedagogical a...

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Favorite Demonstration: Throwing the Dice—Teaching the Hemocytometer

One of the concepts taught to our science students is the use of hemocytometer. Students in microbiology, genetics, and anatomy and physiology (A&P) c...

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And the Winners Are… Award-Winning Science Books of 2009

With no big television presence or golden statues, the awards given for outstanding science writing are certainly less well-known recognitions of achi...

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Case Study: The Scientific Method Ain’t What It Used to Be

Remember the time when all you had to do was memorize these five steps: ask a question, formulate a hypothesis, perform experiment, collect data, and ...

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The Division of Chemical Education Revisited, 25 Years Later

This paper examines what has happened over a period of 25 years since a separate Division of Chemical Education was created within the Department of C...

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Promoting Science Literacy Through Research Service-Learning—An Emerging Pedagogy With Significant Benefits for Students, Faculty, Universities, and Communities

Research service-learning (RSL) is an emerging pedagogy in which students engage in research within a service-learning context. This approach has grea...

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Research and Teaching: An Inquiry-Based Biology Laboratory Improves Preservice Elementary Teachers’ Attitudes About Science

Inquiry-based instruction is gaining favor in college classrooms because it improves scientific skills as well as critical thinking. As we seek ways t...