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Teaching General Biology For Nonmajors Through Community Service Projects, Mary Wells Phillips
Teaching General Biology For Nonmajors Through Community Service Projects, Mary Wells Phillips
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For many students, especially for the biology nonmajors, science is often one of the last courses they take before completing their degree. Often, these students enter my course with a previous "bad" experience from courses in high school or have developed anxieties regarding what science is all about. They are reluctant learners who frequently shy from questions and classroom discussions. Their own insecurities and presumed lack of knowledge frequently !eaves them floundering and confused. The message is, "I am here because I need 'x' number of science units before completing my degree."