Getting the Most Out of Dual-Listed Courses: Involving Undergraduate Students in Discussion Through Active Learning Techniques

by: Leslie Lyons Duncan, Bethany L. Burkhardt, Laura M. Benneyworth, Christopher M. Tasich, and Benjamin R. Duncan

This article provides readers with details concerning the implementation of four active learning techniques used to help undergraduate students critically discuss primary literature. On the basis of undergraduate and graduate student perceptions and experiences, the authors suggest techniques to enhance the quality of dual-listed courses and provide an outline for easing the transition of these techniques into any science classroom.

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Type Journal ArticlePub Date 9/1/2015Stock # jcst15_045_01_24Volume 045Issue 01

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