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View Resource Pathways to Scientific Teaching, Chapter 7b of 7: Coding to analyze students’ critical thinking

Using a problem developed from Guinotte et al. [attached], we illustrate a research approach to determine the effectiveness of inquiry-based instruction on students’ understanding. Two research studies, one in biology (Udovic et al. 2002) and one in chemistry (Wright et al.1998), influenced our thinking about how to proceed. Both are exemplary studies that examined the impact of active learnin...

 

Publisher: EcoEd Digital Library
View Resource Pathways to Scientific Teaching, Chapter 7a of 7: Bridging the pathway from instruction to research

The Pathways articles to date were intended to engage faculty in teaching, learning, and assessment, especially in large enrollment courses. The challenge for many faculty who have changed their courses is to determine if the innovations actually improve student learning. This leads some faculty towards research models that require empirical evidence based on student assessment data. Here we...

 

Publisher: EcoEd Digital Library
View Resource Pathways to Scientific Teaching, Chapter 6c of 7: Here today, not gone tomorrow?

Extinction has been a fact of life since long before humans arrived on Earth. Now that humans have contributed to the issues of scale and novel causes of endangered species, questions addressing how many species there are in the US, and which ones are at risk, are increasingly relevant. Wilcove and Master [attached] provide an estimate of the number of described species in the US that may be...

 

Publisher: EcoEd Digital Library
View Resource Pathways to Scientific Teaching, Chapter 6b of 7: Unraveling complexity: building an understanding of Everglades restoration

Understanding the complexity of ecosystems at all scales, macro to micro, is challenging for students (and scientists!) to unravel. Sklar and colleagues present the engaging problem of the restoration of the Florida Everglades [attached], including history, biology, hydrology, modeling, and regulatory morasses. Students need to learn how to derive and interconnect biological concepts from the...

 

Publisher: EcoEd Digital Library
View Resource Pathways to Scientific Teaching, Chapter 6a of 7: Active homework: preparation for active classes

We use the Kappel article [attached] to model ways to engage students in active homework to advance learning both inside and outside the classroom. Kappel’s article provides an overview of threats to marine environments, pointing out that overharvest, habitat loss, and invasive species have major effects on marine communities. The following activities are examples designed to enable students t...

 

Publisher: EcoEd Digital Library
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