AbstractLarge first-year biology classes, with their heavy emphasis on factual content, contribute to low student engagement and misrepresent the dynamic, interdisciplinary nature of biological science. We sought to redesign a course to deliver fundamental biology curriculum through the study of health, promote skills development, and encourage a deeper level of learning for a large, multi-section first-year class. We describe the Biological Concepts of Health course designed to encourage higher-order learning and teach oral communication and independent learning skills to large numbers of first-year students. We used the Blooming Biology Tool to determine the cognitive skills level assessed in the newly developed course and the courses it ...
AbstractMany first-year university courses are large and content-driven, which can contribute to low...
Development of a college level freshman biology course was undertaken in response to government repo...
We have undertaken an integrated and collaborative approach to developing foundational skills of stu...
Large first-year biology classes, with their heavy emphasis on factual content, contribute to low st...
A first year non-majors biology course, with an enrollment of around 440 students, has been redesign...
Using an action research model, biology faculty examined, implemented, and evaluated learner-centere...
Over the last two decades, a number of influential reports have called for fundamental changes to un...
PROBLEM Many first-year undergraduate students transitioning from a high school education, in our ex...
Educational techniques that improve student engagement have repeatedly been shown to improve perform...
Undergraduate students lacking prior learning in a particular discipline area often struggle with su...
This paper reports on a journey that has seen the remodelling and redevelopment over a ten year peri...
The objectives of this study were to investigate the alignment of exam questions with course learnin...
Biological knowledge is central to many disciplines. Increasing popularity in areas such as medicine...
Many first-year university courses are large and content-driven, which can contribute to low student...
In the recent report, Vision and Change in Undergraduate Biology Education: A Call to Action, the Am...
AbstractMany first-year university courses are large and content-driven, which can contribute to low...
Development of a college level freshman biology course was undertaken in response to government repo...
We have undertaken an integrated and collaborative approach to developing foundational skills of stu...
Large first-year biology classes, with their heavy emphasis on factual content, contribute to low st...
A first year non-majors biology course, with an enrollment of around 440 students, has been redesign...
Using an action research model, biology faculty examined, implemented, and evaluated learner-centere...
Over the last two decades, a number of influential reports have called for fundamental changes to un...
PROBLEM Many first-year undergraduate students transitioning from a high school education, in our ex...
Educational techniques that improve student engagement have repeatedly been shown to improve perform...
Undergraduate students lacking prior learning in a particular discipline area often struggle with su...
This paper reports on a journey that has seen the remodelling and redevelopment over a ten year peri...
The objectives of this study were to investigate the alignment of exam questions with course learnin...
Biological knowledge is central to many disciplines. Increasing popularity in areas such as medicine...
Many first-year university courses are large and content-driven, which can contribute to low student...
In the recent report, Vision and Change in Undergraduate Biology Education: A Call to Action, the Am...
AbstractMany first-year university courses are large and content-driven, which can contribute to low...
Development of a college level freshman biology course was undertaken in response to government repo...
We have undertaken an integrated and collaborative approach to developing foundational skills of stu...