Build-a-Polypeptide: A Hands-On Worksheet to Enhance Student Learning in an Introductory Biology Course

Autor: Kristi Hall, Jackson Dunitz, Patricia Shields

Publikováno v: Journal of Microbiology & Biology Education, Vol 15, Iss 2, Pp 307-309 (2014)

Many introductory biology students have a weak (or nonexistent) chemistry background. Due to this apparent knowledge gap, many students struggle to understand the process of polypeptide formation via dehydration synthesis as well as the interactions

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Learning can be all Fun and Games: Constructing and Utilizing a Biology Taboo Wiktionary to Enhance Student Learning in an Introductory Biology Course

Autor: Jeffrey T. Olimpo, Shannon Davis, Sarah Lagman, Raj Parekh, Patricia Shields

Publikováno v: Journal of Microbiology & Biology Education, Vol 11, Iss 2, Pp 164-165 (2010)

Most introductory courses in the biological sciences are inherently content-dense and rich with jargon—jargon that is often confusing and nonsensical to novice students. These characteristics present an additional paradox to instructors, who strive

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Using a Concept Inventory to Reveal Student Thinking Associated with Common Misconceptions about Antibiotic Resistance

Autor: Wenxia Song, Stephen B. Melville, Katerina V. Thompson, Ann C. Smith, Daniel C. Stein, John Buchner, Kenneth A. Frauwirth, David L. Popham, Vincent T. Lee, Richard C. Stewart, Richard W. Seyler, Ann M. Stevens, Sarah A. Balcom, Sandra L. Daniel, Najib M. El-Sayed, Gili Marbach-Ad, David M. Mosser, Zhaomin Yang, Stephanie A. Yarwood, Birgit E. Scharf, Jeffrey J. DeStefano, Kevin S. McIver, Florian D. Schubot, Patricia Shields

Publikováno v: Journal of Microbiology & Biology Education
Journal of Microbiology & Biology Education, Vol 18, Iss 1 (2017)

Misconceptions, also known as alternate conceptions, about key concepts often hinder the ability of students to learn new knowledge. Concept inventories (CIs) are designed to assess students’ understanding of key concepts, especially those prone to

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https://doi.org/10.1128/jmbe.v18i1.1281

A Model for Using a Concept Inventory as a Tool for Students' Assessment and Faculty Professional Development

Autor: Katerina V. Thompson, Kenneth A. Frauwirth, Volker Briken, Najib M. El-Sayed, Sam W. Joseph, Laura Cathcart, David M. Mosser, Brenda L. Fredericksen, Gili Marbach-Ad, Kevin S. McIver, Patricia Shields, Spencer A. Benson, Wenxia Song, Vincent T. Lee, Ann C. Smith, B. Booth Quimby, Katherine C. McAdams, Daniel C. Stein, Richard C. Stewart, Michael Chase

Publikováno v: CBE Life Sciences Education

This essay describes how the use of a concept inventory has enhanced professional development and curriculum reform efforts of a faculty teaching community. The Host Pathogen Interactions (HPI) teaching team is composed of research and teaching facul

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http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC2995757

Assessing student understanding of host pathogen interactions using a concept inventory

Autor: Kevin S. McIver, Robert Yuan, Patricia Shields, Gili Marbach-Ad, Vincent T. Lee, Steven W. Hutcheson, Ann C. Smith, Daniel C. Stein, B. Booth Quimby, Lian-Yong Gao, Brenda L. Fredericksen, Wenxia Song, David M. Mosser, Volker Briken, Najib M. El-Sayed, Sam W. Joseph, Kenneth A. Frauwirth

Publikováno v: Journal of Microbiology & Biology Education, Vol 10, Iss 1, Pp 43-50 (2009)
Journal of Microbiology & Biology Education, Vol 10, Iss 1 (2009)
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As a group of faculty with expertise and research programs in the area of host-pathogen interactions (HPI), we are concentrating on students’ learning of HPI concepts. As such we developed a concept inventory to measure level of understanding relat

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https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/23653689