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Bowen, Chloe D.; Summersill, Alexa R.; Jensen, Jamie L.; Brownell, Sara E.; Barnes, M. Elizabeth – Journal of Microbiology & Biology Education, 2022
Evolution is one of the most important concepts in biology, but it is rejected by a substantial percentage of religious students due to a perceived conflict with their religious beliefs. The use of religious cultural competence in evolution education (ReCCEE) has been shown to effectively increase evolution acceptance among religious students…
Descriptors: Comparative Analysis, Electronic Learning, In Person Learning, Evolution
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Fauville, Géraldine; Martinez-Garza, Mario Manuel; Vitale, Jonathan Michael; Linn, Marcia – AERA Online Paper Repository, 2017
When should students collaborate during inquiry learning using an online learning environment? We compare "continuous collaboration" to "individual predictions" followed by collaborative exploration of natural selection and evolution in a unit featuring interactive models illustrating the marine biodiversity crisis. In the…
Descriptors: Cooperative Learning, Inquiry, Active Learning, Electronic Learning
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Marsteller, Robert; Bodzin, Al – Electronic Journal of Science Education, 2019
An online curriculum about biological evolution was designed according to the "Promoting Evidentiary Reasoning and Self-Regulation Online" (PERSON) theoretical framework to support evidentiary reasoning and self-regulation. An efficacy study was conducted with 83 suburban high school biology students using design-based research methods.…
Descriptors: Curriculum Implementation, Evidence, Self Management, Electronic Learning
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Shumate, Alice M.; Windsor, Aaron J. – Bioscene: Journal of College Biology Teaching, 2010
The increase in publications presenting molecular evolutionary analyses and the availability of comparative sequence data through resources such as NCBI's GenBank underscore the necessity of providing undergraduates with hands-on sequence analysis skills in an evolutionary context. This need is particularly acute given that students have been…
Descriptors: Evolution, Computer Software, Genetics, Laboratories
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Bromham, Lindell; Oprandi, Paolo – Journal of Biological Education, 2006
We show how an interactive website can help first-year undergraduates acquire independent study skills, and provide a user-friendly way of approaching challenging material in introductory level evolution and ecology. Students embraced the opportunity to undertake self-assessment tasks online, which allowed them to gauge their understanding and…
Descriptors: Independent Study, Active Learning, Ecology, Study Skills
Inverness Research, 2008
Inverness Research studied the American Museum of Natural History's (AMNH) Seminars on Science program for eight years, from its inception in 1998 to 2006. This paper presents teacher survey ratings for "The Link between Dinosaurs and Birds", along with profiles of three teachers who took the course. Course takers report on the annual…
Descriptors: Course Evaluation, Museums, Seminars, Online Courses