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Favorite Demonstration: A Simple Model of Hox Genes—Bone Morphology Demonstration
Visual demonstrations of abstract scientific concepts are effective strategies for enhancing content retention (Shmaefsky 2004). The concepts associated with gene regulation of growth and development are particularly complex and are well suited for t...
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Students’ learning about the nature of science (NOS) consists of two related aspects that include their understandings of and ability to apply science processes, and their beliefs about NOS. To help students develop such understandings, the New Soc...
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Pedagogical Issues in Teaching Upper-Level Science Courses at a “Community University”
The authors teach upper-level science courses in cell biology, genetics, and biochemistry at a public, four-year “community university” that serves a demographically diverse population of traditional and nontraditional students. In this article, ...
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A study was conducted to promote higher order cognitive skills (HOCS) in a chemistry class using the GOAL (Gather, Organize, Analyze, and Learn) method. Students were assigned four qualitative problems specifically designed to be solved with the met...
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Editorial: Uneasy Lies the Head
Department Chairs are where the rubber meets the road—with all the pressure and friction therein implied. They are bestowed with a remarkable range of responsibilities for the department, including scheduling, budget management, long- and short-ter...
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Learning Simple Machines Through Cross-Age Collaborations
In this project, introductory college physics students (noneducation majors) were asked to teach simple machines to a class of second graders. This nontraditional activity proved to be a successful way to encourage college students to think criticall...