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Direct linkMcDonnell, Lisa; Barker, Megan K.; Wieman, Carl – Biochemistry and Molecular Biology Education, 2016
In this experiment, students in a large undergraduate biology course were first exposed to the concepts without new technical vocabulary ("jargon") in a pre-class reading assignment. Their learning of the concepts and jargon was compared with that of an equivalent group of students in another section of the same course, whose pre-class…
Descriptors: Scientific Concepts, Jargon, Undergraduate Students, Biology
Peer reviewedAbraham, Doc; Abraham, Katy – American Biology Teacher, 1993
Presents reasons why jargon should not be used in biology instruction. Argues that more hands-on science activities and relating learning to everyday living needs to occur in the science classroom. (PR)
Descriptors: Biology, College Science, Elementary Secondary Education, Higher Education
