Lindsey A . Foos and Joseph J . Maleszewski Douglas B . Luckie , Jacob R . Aubry

Less teaching, more learning: 10-yr study supports increasing student learning through less coverage and more inquiry.

In this study, we compared gains in student content learning over a 10-yr period in which the introductory biology laboratory curriculum was changed in two ways: an increase of inquiry and a reduction of content. Three laboratory formats were tested: traditional 1-wk-long cookbook laboratories, two 7-wk-long inquiry laboratories, and one 14-wk-long inquiry laboratory. As the level of inquiry in...

Physiology Course for Nonmajors Student Characteristics in a Human the Effect of Active Learning On

[PDF] [Full Text] [Abstract] , December 1, 2004; 28 (4): 199-209. Advan Physiol Educ D. B. Luckie, J. J. Maleszewski, S. D. Loznak and M. Krha learning: a four-year study of "Teams and Streams" Infusion of collaborative inquiry throughout a biology curriculum increases student [Full Text] , September 1, 2005; 29 (3): 183-184. Advan Physiol Educ P. M. Vanderburgh TOOLS TO INCREASE CRITICAL THI...

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Verbal Final Exam in Introductory Biology Yields Gains in Student Content Knowledge and Longitudinal Performance

We studied gains in student learning over eight semesters in which an introductory biology course curriculum was changed to include optional verbal final exams (VFs). Students could opt to demonstrate their mastery of course material via structured oral exams with the professor. In a quantitative assessment of cell biology content knowledge, students who passed the VF outscored their peers on t...

Infusion of collaborative inquiry throughout a biology curriculum increases student learning: a four-year study of "Teams and Streams".

Are traditional laboratories in the core introductory biology courses teaching physiology majors the art and trade of science, or simply leaving them with a memory of trivial experiments done for unknown reasons? Our students, a population dominated by pre-med and physiology majors, think the latter and have encouraged us to challenge this model, and it turns out scientists and education resear...