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Musante, Susan – BioScience, 2012
The story of biology is far more complex and fascinating than straightforward facts or neatly labeled diagrams of structures and systems. Although exams can motivate students, the key to using these extrinsic motivators to increase student understanding lies in the way the assessments are designed and what they measure. Those involved in…
Descriptors: Advanced Placement, Scientific Principles, Interests, Lifelong Learning
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Lewis, Ralph W. – BioScience, 1973
General biology courses should be planned and taught in colleges according to widely accepted theories and laws of biology. A list of 24 such principles is provided around which general biology courses could be structured. (PS)
Descriptors: Biology, College Science, Course Descriptions, Curriculum
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MacMahon, James A.; And Others – BioScience, 1978
A level of organization schema is presented which uses the concept of the organism as the pivotal unit and emphasizes biological relationships. (BB)
Descriptors: Anatomy, Biological Sciences, Biology, Classification