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Use of Genomic Databases for Inquiry-Based Learning about Influenza
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Ledley, Fred; Ndung'u, Eric – Journal of College Science Teaching, 2011
The genome projects of the past decades have created extensive databases of biological information with applications in both research and education. We describe an inquiry-based exercise that uses one such database, the National Center for Biotechnology Information Influenza Virus Resource, to advance learning about influenza. This database…
Descriptors: Majors (Students), Inquiry, Microbiology, Active Learning
A Fully Integrated Instructional Database: Promoting Student Research Skills.
Salant, Ami – Educational Technology, 1990
Describes the Context Information System, a prototype retrieval system designed for online searching in an educational environment. Use of the system in Israeli high schools to encourage the development of research skills is discussed, emphasizing the use of databases for hypothesis testing and comparative analysis of data. (six references) (LRW)
Descriptors: Computer Assisted Instruction, Data Analysis, Databases, Foreign Countries
Towards Effective Support for Research Group Management: The Hypotheses & Papers Database.
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Rada, Roy; And Others – Information Processing & Management, 1996
Discusses management of a research group and examines the role of collaborative hypertext in supporting the maintenance of a hypertext database about hypotheses and research papers. Highlights include hypothesis formulation; paper revision, including appropriate journal selection and author collaboration; information technology support; and an…
Descriptors: Collaborative Writing, Databases, Evaluation Methods, Hypermedia
Exploring National Assessment Data through Secondary Analysis.
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Education Commission of the States, Denver, CO. National Assessment of Educational Progress. – 1982
The content of the Public-Use Data Tapes of the National Assessment of Educational Progress (NAEP) is summarized and descriptions of recent research using the database are provided. Since 1969, NAEP has surveyed 9-, 13-, and 17-year-old students and occasionally young adults in assessments of achievement in art, career and occupational…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Adults, Databases, Educational Assessment
Problem-Based Inquiry on World Water Problems in Large Undergraduate Classes
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Halvorson, Sarah J.; Wescoat, James L., Jr. – Journal of Geography, 2002
This paper reports on the design and implementation of a project-based course--World Water Problems--that was introduced within the framework of introductory undergraduate geography education. The aims of the course were twofold: (1) to cultivate in students a world geographic perspective on water problems; and (2) to conduct an original research…
Descriptors: Geography Instruction, Hypothesis Testing, Electronic Libraries, Databases
The Database as a Catalyst--A Year with QUEST.
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Smart, L. – Journal of Computer Assisted Learning, 1988
Describes how the database software QUEST was used with 10- to 11-year-old students in London by utilizing a multidisciplinary, project-based approach. The collection, collation, and interpretation of data are emphasized, and areas of educational development that benefited are discussed, including language, self responsibility, and hypothesis…
Descriptors: Computer Assisted Instruction, Data Collection, Data Interpretation, Database Management Systems