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Thinking Beyond The Fried Egg Model: How Accurately Do Students Perceive Cells In A Living Context?, Milissa Knox
Thinking Beyond The Fried Egg Model: How Accurately Do Students Perceive Cells In A Living Context?, Milissa Knox
Electronic Theses and Dissertations
This exploratory study investigated three aspects of introductory undergraduate biology students’ understanding about cells. The study, which took place at the University of Maine with voluntary students in Basic Biology (“BIO100”) in the summer and fall of 2009, examined (1) students’ pre-course perceptions of cells as they exist in a living context and (2) gains in students’ perception and knowledge about cells after completing the one-semester course (BIO100). Results are based on lecture exam scores, pre-post surveys developed as a part of this thesis, and interviews with two groups of biology students. A total of 498 students participated in the …
Minerva 2015, The Honors College
Minerva 2015, The Honors College
Minerva
This issue of Minerva includes an interview with Honors alumnus and Nobel Peace Prize winner, Bernard Lown; a celebration of retiring Assistant Dean, Barbara Ouellette; and memorial articles celebrating the lives of notable Honors supporters, Betsy Leitch and Dennis Rezendes. Other highlights include a spread on Honors student travel and community engagement; and an article on Honors graduate, Jill Pelto, whose artwork graces the front and back covers of the 2015 Minerva.
The Dandy Scroll, Fall 2015, University Of Maine Pulp And Paper Foundation
The Dandy Scroll, Fall 2015, University Of Maine Pulp And Paper Foundation
General University of Maine Publications
The Fall 2015 issue of The Dandy Scroll newsletter produced by the University of Maine Pulp and Paper Foundation.
Highlights From The Darling Marine Center’S 50th Anniversary Celebration, Darling Marine Center, University Of Maine
Highlights From The Darling Marine Center’S 50th Anniversary Celebration, Darling Marine Center, University Of Maine
General University of Maine Publications
Video of highlights from the Darling Marine Center's 50th anniversary celebration Aug. 6–8, 2015.
The Dandy Scroll, Spring 2015, University Of Maine Pulp And Paper Foundation
The Dandy Scroll, Spring 2015, University Of Maine Pulp And Paper Foundation
General University of Maine Publications
The Spring 2015 issue of The Dandy Scroll newsletter produced by the University of Maine Pulp and Paper Foundation.
Maine's Climate Future - 2015 Update, University Of Maine Climate Change Institute
Maine's Climate Future - 2015 Update, University Of Maine Climate Change Institute
General University of Maine Publications
Maine’s Climate Future 2015 builds on the Maine’s Climate Future 2009 report (below); it is not intended as a comprehensive revision of all aspects of the original report. This update focuses on highlights of our understanding in 2015 of past, present, and future trends in key indicators of a changing climate specific to Maine, and recent examples of how Maine people are experiencing these changes. Sometimes the effects are the direct result of shifting temperature or precipitation. Other times, climate-related changes in other parts of the country and world affect Maine, directly or indirectly. Climate change often acts in concert …