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Full-Text Articles in Life Sciences
Weeds In The Flower Garden: An Exploration Of Plagiarism In Graduate Students’ Research Proposals And Its Connection To Enculturation, Esl, And Contextual Factors, Joanna Gilmore, Denise Strickland, Briana Eileen Timmerman, Michelle Maher, David Feldon
Weeds In The Flower Garden: An Exploration Of Plagiarism In Graduate Students’ Research Proposals And Its Connection To Enculturation, Esl, And Contextual Factors, Joanna Gilmore, Denise Strickland, Briana Eileen Timmerman, Michelle Maher, David Feldon
Briana Eileen Timmerman
Existing literature provides insight into the nature and extent of plagiarism amongst undergraduate students (e.g., Ellery, 2008; Parameswaran & Devi, 2006; Selwyn, 2008). Plagiarism amongst graduate students is relatively unstudied, however, and the existing data are largely based on self-reports. This study investigated the rates and potential causes of plagiarism amongst graduate students in master’s and doctoral programmes in science, technology, engineering, mathematics, and science or mathematics education by examining actual research proposals written by graduate students. Results indicate that plagiarism is a prevalent issue at each of the three university sites sampled and across all of the investigated disciplines. …
Development Of A ‘Universal’ Rubric For Assessing Undergraduates’ Scientific Reasoning Skills Using Scientific Writing, Briana Eileen Timmerman, Denise Strickland, Robert L. Johnson, John R. Payne
Development Of A ‘Universal’ Rubric For Assessing Undergraduates’ Scientific Reasoning Skills Using Scientific Writing, Briana Eileen Timmerman, Denise Strickland, Robert L. Johnson, John R. Payne
Briana Eileen Timmerman
We developed a rubric for measuring students’ ability to reason and write scientifically. The Rubric for Science Writing (Rubric) was tested in a variety of undergraduate biology laboratory courses (total n = 142 laboratory reports) using science graduate students (teaching assistants) as raters. Generalisability analysis indicates that the Rubric provides a reliable measure of students’ abilities (g = 0.85) in these conditions. Comparison of student performance in various biology classes indicated that some scientific skills are more challenging for students to develop than others and identified a number of previously unappreciated gaps in the curriculum. Our findings suggest that use …
Curricular Reform And Inquiry Teaching In Biology: Where Are Our Efforts Most Fruitfully Invested, Briana Timmerman, Denise Strickland, Susan Carstensen
Curricular Reform And Inquiry Teaching In Biology: Where Are Our Efforts Most Fruitfully Invested, Briana Timmerman, Denise Strickland, Susan Carstensen
Briana Eileen Timmerman
No abstract provided.
The Interplay Of Host Morphology And Symbiont Microhabitat In Coral Aggregations, B. Helmuth, Briana Timmerman, K. Sebens
The Interplay Of Host Morphology And Symbiont Microhabitat In Coral Aggregations, B. Helmuth, Briana Timmerman, K. Sebens
Briana Eileen Timmerman
No abstract provided.
Performance-Based Data In The Study Of Stem Phd Education, David Feldon, Michelle Maher, Briana Timmerman
Performance-Based Data In The Study Of Stem Phd Education, David Feldon, Michelle Maher, Briana Timmerman
Briana Eileen Timmerman
No abstract provided.
Weeds In The Flower Garden: An Exploration Of Plagiarism In Graduate Students’ Research Proposals And Its Connection To Enculturation, Esl, And Contextual Factors, Joanna Gilmore, Denise Strickland, Briana Timmerman, Michelle Maher, David Feldon
Weeds In The Flower Garden: An Exploration Of Plagiarism In Graduate Students’ Research Proposals And Its Connection To Enculturation, Esl, And Contextual Factors, Joanna Gilmore, Denise Strickland, Briana Timmerman, Michelle Maher, David Feldon
Briana Eileen Timmerman
Existing literature provides insight into the nature and extent of plagiarism amongst undergraduate students (e.g., Ellery, 2008; Parameswaran & Devi, 2006; Selwyn, 2008). Plagiarism amongst graduate students is relatively unstudied, however, and the existing data are largely based on self-reports. This study investigated the rates and potential causes of plagiarism amongst graduate students in master’s and doctoral programmes in science, technology, engineering, mathematics, and science or mathematics education by examining actual research proposals written by graduate students. Results indicate that plagiarism is a prevalent issue at each of the three university sites sampled and across all of the investigated disciplines. …
Peer Review In An Undergraduate Biology Curriculum: Effects On Students’ Scientific Reasoning, Writing And Attitudes, Briana Timmerman
Peer Review In An Undergraduate Biology Curriculum: Effects On Students’ Scientific Reasoning, Writing And Attitudes, Briana Timmerman
Briana Eileen Timmerman
Scientific reasoning and writing skills are ubiquitous processes in science and therefore common goals of science curricula, particularly in higher education. Providing the individualized feedback necessary for the development of these skills is often costly in terms of faculty time, particularly in large science courses common at research universities. Past educational research literature suggests that the use of peer review may accelerate students’ scientific reasoning skills without a concurrent demand on faculty time per student. Peer review contains many elements of effective pedagogy such as peer-peer collaboration, repeated practice at evaluation and critical thinking, formative feedback, multiple contrasting examples, and …
Total Cadmium, Copper And Zinc In Two Dreissenid Mussels, Dreissena Polymorpha And Dreissena Bugensis, At The Outflow Of Lake Ontario, Carolyn Johns, Briana Timmerman
Total Cadmium, Copper And Zinc In Two Dreissenid Mussels, Dreissena Polymorpha And Dreissena Bugensis, At The Outflow Of Lake Ontario, Carolyn Johns, Briana Timmerman
Briana Eileen Timmerman
No abstract provided.
Faculty Should Consider Peer Review As A Means Of Improving Students' Scientific Reasoning Skill, Briana Eileen Timmerman, Denise Strickland
Faculty Should Consider Peer Review As A Means Of Improving Students' Scientific Reasoning Skill, Briana Eileen Timmerman, Denise Strickland
Briana Eileen Timmerman
The following article provides highlights of a larger body of work on the impact of peer review on undergraduate biology students’ scientific reasoning, scientific writing and attitudes. Results suggest that undergraduates, even freshman can be effective peer reviewers and that peer review improves scientific writing, content knowledge, and scientific reasoning skills. Students report peer review to be a beneficial experience both within the course and in terms of helping them to develop as aspiring scientists. Science faculty are therefore encouraged to consider incorporating peer review as a regular part of instruction
Development Of A ‘Universal’ Rubric For Assessing Undergraduates’ Scientific Reasoning Skills Using Scientific Writing, Briana Timmerman, Denise Strickland, Robert Johnson, John Payne
Development Of A ‘Universal’ Rubric For Assessing Undergraduates’ Scientific Reasoning Skills Using Scientific Writing, Briana Timmerman, Denise Strickland, Robert Johnson, John Payne
Briana Eileen Timmerman
We developed a rubric for measuring students’ ability to reason and write scientifically. The Rubric for Science Writing (Rubric) was tested in a variety of undergraduate biology laboratory courses (total n = 142 laboratory reports) using science graduate students (teaching assistants) as raters. Generalisability analysis indicates that the Rubric provides a reliable measure of students’ abilities (g = 0.85) in these conditions. Comparison of student performance in various biology classes indicated that some scientific skills are more challenging for students to develop than others and identified a number of previously unappreciated gaps in the curriculum. Our findings suggest that use …
Translating Expertise Into Effective Instruction: The Impacts Of Cognitive Task Analysis (Cta) On Laboratory Report Quality And Student Retention In The Biological Sciences, David Feldon, Briana Timmerman, Kirk Stowe, Richard Showman
Translating Expertise Into Effective Instruction: The Impacts Of Cognitive Task Analysis (Cta) On Laboratory Report Quality And Student Retention In The Biological Sciences, David Feldon, Briana Timmerman, Kirk Stowe, Richard Showman
Briana Eileen Timmerman
No abstract provided.