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Factors Influencing Success in Introductory College Science
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Studies on the influence of pre-college factors on success in college science are well established. Most studies have been carried out in single institutions (e.g., Alters 1995; Hart and Cottle 1993), with only a few…
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Assessment Practices in College Science: Trends From the National Study of Post-Secondary Faculty
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The trend toward using performance-based or authentic assessment is evident at K—12 levels of schooling (Stiggins 1991) but less evident in college science teaching. Therefore, this study used the National Study of…
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Making Choices About Teaching and Learning in Science
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What exactly do we mean by civic engagement? Does it imply a way of thinking about knowledge in a democratic society? Or does it require personal action in a civic context? For the readers of this handbook, what…
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Science and Civic Engagement: Changing Perspectives from Dewey to DotNets
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A prominent theme in current discourse about U.S. higher education is the goal of "civic" education. In this chapter, the author explores three related perspectives on civic engagement. First, he examines how John Dewey…
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Using Research on Teaching to Improve Student Learning
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This chapter describes general procedures for research on college and university science teaching, examples and benefits of several very different research models that can be used, examples of published studies, and…
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Experiential Learning in a Large Introductory Biology Course
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This chapter describes and discusses effective approaches to teaching a large, two-semester introductory college biology course at Syracuse University. The course offers many unusual and creative experiences that…
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Strategies for Interactive Engagement in Large Lecture Science Survey Classes
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This chapter describes some things that faculty in large-enrollment introductory astronomy courses do to intellectually engage students in learning the material during class time. These strategies are easily…
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Undergraduate Research in Science: Not Just for Scientists Anymore
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Institutional measures, such as the fraction of undergraduate research (UR) students who later pursue a PhD in science, do not reflect the value of UR as an educational and personal growth experience for students;…
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Concept Mapping in College Science
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A concept map is a two-dimensional, hierarchical node-link diagram that depicts the most important concepts and propositions in a knowledge domain. Concept mapping helps students and faculty recognize the difference…
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Peer Instruction: Making Science Engaging
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Peer Instruction (PI) is an interactive approach that was designed to improve the learning process. This approach provides students with greater opportunity for synthesizing the concepts while instructors get timely…
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Open Laboratories in College Science
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One viable alternative to the conventional, regularly scheduled laboratory session is the open laboratory concept. In this chapter, the authors use the open laboratory system developed at Eastern Kentucky University as…
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Animal Kingdom: Shark Advocate
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Most sharks are the top predators in their ecosystems, yet they are often at the bottom of the conservation priority list. Because they are underprotected and exceptionally slow growing, and therefore vulnerable to…
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This curriculum, A Head Start on Science, was written to help adults facilitate young children’s learning as they work as partners to explore their world. This complimentary Introduction serves as a navigational tool…
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Fact or Fiction: Exploring the Myths and Realities of Nanotechnology
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Will clouds of self-replicating nanobots take over the world, or is this just a scene from a science fiction novel? Nanotechnology is a rapidly growing field that has huge potential for transforming our world. But the…
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Biomimicry: The Mystery of the Lotus Effect
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One of the most interesting applications of nanoscale science involves nanomimicry—or technology that mimics the unique structures of biomaterials. This activity uses the forensics approach to have students investigate…
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