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Research and Teaching: Field Trips and Their Effect on Student Achievement and Attitudes -- A Comparison of Physical Versus Virtual Field Trips to the Indian River Lagoon

This study examined the effect of physical and virtual field trips on undergraduate, nonscience majors. No significant differences were seen in achievement, attitudes, learning styles, interactions between field trip and learning styles, or students�...

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Mathematics in the Biology Classroom: A Model of Interdisciplinary Education

This article describes an interdisciplinary course that develops essential mathematical modeling skills within an introductory biology setting. The course embodies recent recommendations regarding the need for interdisciplinary, inquiry-based mathema...

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Are They Really Learning What We're Teaching? An Informal Survey and Student Self-Assessment

While enrolled in either the first or second semester of a two-semester human anatomy and physiology sequence, students self-assessed their mastery of material presented in the prerequisite course. Fifty-seven percent of the students reported that th...

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Editorial: Tsunamis and Other Disasters -- A Response from Scientists Who Teach

Scientists who teach have a unique opportunity and an ethical obligation to ensure that the scientific and technical basis for analyzing natural and man-made threats is communicated to citizens. As predictions are borne out, scientists need to think...

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Favorite Demonstration: Mock Immunoprecipitation - "Who Done It?"

Many biologists have admitted that much of what is taught in biology is explained with principles of chemistry and physics. Chemistry and physics demonstrations work as well in biology teaching as they do in their respective disciplines. The demon...

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The Campus Lake Learning Community: Promoting a Multidisciplinary Approach to Environmental Problem Solving

A multidisciplinary learning community provided environmental management students the opportunity to work with students in different classes and majors to create designs for improving the appearance and environmental quality of a lake on a university...