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Wilcox, Matthew; Yang, Yuehai; Chini, Jacquelyn J. – Physical Review Physics Education Research, 2016
Teaching assistants (TAs) that lead reformed recitations and labs must understand and buy into the design of the course and the research-based instructional strategies that the course requires in order to create high-fidelity implementations. We present a model that outlines possible influences on TAs' buy-in and their in-class actions coupled…
Descriptors: Teaching Assistants, Science Instruction, Active Learning, Influences
Penwell, Rebecca A.; Elsawa, Sherine F.; Pitzer, Thomas – Bioscene: Journal of College Biology Teaching, 2004
There were several changes in the laboratory teaching program in the Biological Sciences at Florida International University (FIU) between 1993-1994. The underlying goal was the improvement of the amount of material learned and retained by the student, but these changes showed little positive improvement. It was deemed necessary for FIU to…
Descriptors: Active Learning, Science Laboratories, College Science, Undergraduate Study