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Author Susman, Kathleen M., author.

Title Discovery-based learning in the life sciences / Kathleen M. Susman
Published Hoboken, New Jersey : John Wiley & Sons Inc., ©2015

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Description 1 online resource
Contents The new life sciences -- Changing goals and outcomes in introductory life science course laboratories -- Incorporating discovery-based laboratory experiences at the introductory level -- The constraints and realities of discovery-based laboratories -- A model introductory biology course -- Two model scenarios for an intermediate-level life science course -- Assessments and why they are important -- Fully incorporating vision and change
Summary For nearly a decade, scientists, educators and policy makers have issued a call to college biology professors to transform undergraduate life sciences education. As a gateway science for many undergraduate students, biology courses are crucial to addressing many of the challenges we face, such as climate change, sustainable food supply and fresh water and emerging public health issues. While canned laboratories and cook-book approaches to college science education do teach students to operate equipment, make accurate measurements and work well with numbers, they do not teach students how to
Notes Includes index
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Subject Life sciences -- Study and teaching
Learning by discovery.
NATURE -- Reference.
SCIENCE -- Life Sciences -- Biology.
SCIENCE -- Life Sciences -- General.
Learning by discovery
Life sciences -- Study and teaching
Form Electronic book
LC no. 2015011272
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