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Full-Text Articles in Biology
Developing A Backup Plan: Implementing A Career-Planning Course For Undergraduate Biology Majors., Julianne M. Winters, Haizhi Wang, Laura E. Duwel, Elizabeth A. Spudich, Jennifer S. Stanford
Developing A Backup Plan: Implementing A Career-Planning Course For Undergraduate Biology Majors., Julianne M. Winters, Haizhi Wang, Laura E. Duwel, Elizabeth A. Spudich, Jennifer S. Stanford
Department of Pathology, Anatomy, and Cell Biology Faculty Papers
Career-planning courses are known to be effective career interventions for undergraduates, but their effect on developing alternate career plans was previously unknown. Forming alternate career plans increases the likelihood that students have viable career options available to them upon graduation because it encourages students to realistically consider multiple possibilities. Here we describe a one-term career-planning course developed in the context of an undergraduate biology curriculum. We assessed whether this course promoted development of primary and alternate career plans using a pre/post survey. We saw a significant increase in the percentage of students indicating they had plans aimed at achieving primary …
A Cohort-Based Program To Help Students Prepare A Conference Research Presentation, Alanna Lecher
A Cohort-Based Program To Help Students Prepare A Conference Research Presentation, Alanna Lecher
Florida Statewide Symposium: Best Practices in Undergraduate Research
Students move through many first time experiences when navigating their undergraduate and graduate education. Such experiences include the first time students submit an article to a peer-reviewed scientific journal, attend a conference, and conduct fieldwork. The cohort model has been shown to be effective in increasing success in undergraduate education, and it can be adapted to helping students succeed in these novel experiences as well. This presentation will explore one program where the cohort model was implemented to aid undergraduate students preparing their first conference presentation on a scientific research project. Program structure and implementation will be described.
Tech And Anxiety: How Can Technology Be Used As A Tool In Teaching Quantitative Biology And Impact Teaching Anxieties?, Miranda Chen
Tech And Anxiety: How Can Technology Be Used As A Tool In Teaching Quantitative Biology And Impact Teaching Anxieties?, Miranda Chen
Annual Symposium on Biomathematics and Ecology Education and Research
No abstract provided.
Assessment Of Modeling Skills, Robert L. Mayes Dr.
Assessment Of Modeling Skills, Robert L. Mayes Dr.
Annual Symposium on Biomathematics and Ecology Education and Research
No abstract provided.
The Learning Loss Effect In Genetics: What Ideas Do Students Retain Or Lose After Instruction?, Amber Todd, William L. Romine
The Learning Loss Effect In Genetics: What Ideas Do Students Retain Or Lose After Instruction?, Amber Todd, William L. Romine
Biological Sciences Faculty Publications
Modern genetics is a relatively new domain, but it is increasingly important for students to have a firm grasp on the content, because genetic technologies are becoming more commonplace. In a previous study, we used the Learning Progression-based Assessment of Modern Genetics to assess high school students’ knowledge of genetics concepts after an intensive inquiry-based genetics instructional period. Given that this type of intensive inquiry-based instruction is unique, we are now investigating how students’ knowledge of genetics changes after instruction (i.e., learning loss effect). Using a six-measure longitudinal design, we found that students retained significant gains in five of the …
Rwu Microbiologist Publishes Book On Cell-To-Cell Communication, Jill Rodrigues
Rwu Microbiologist Publishes Book On Cell-To-Cell Communication, Jill Rodrigues
Featured News Story
Avelina Espinosa co-authors work on kin discrimination and recognition in unicellular organisms.
Multiple–True–False Questions Reveal The Limits Of The Multiple–Choice Format For Detecting Students With Incomplete Understandings, Brian Couch, Joanna K. Hubbard, Chad Brassil
Multiple–True–False Questions Reveal The Limits Of The Multiple–Choice Format For Detecting Students With Incomplete Understandings, Brian Couch, Joanna K. Hubbard, Chad Brassil
School of Biological Sciences: Faculty Publications
By having students select one answer among several plausible options, multiple–choice (MC) questions capture a student’s preferred answer but provide little information regarding a student’s thinking on the remaining options. We conducted a crossover design experiment in which similar groups of introductory biology students were assigned verbatim questions in the MC format or multiple–true–false (MTF) format, which requires students to separately evaluate each option as either true or false. Our data reveal that nearly half of the students who select the correct MC answer likely hold incorrect understandings of the other options and that the selection rates for individual MC …
Investigating Caffeine Levels In Water Sources In Morehead, Kentucky, Sarah Little, Brandon G. Van Ness
Investigating Caffeine Levels In Water Sources In Morehead, Kentucky, Sarah Little, Brandon G. Van Ness
Celebration of Student Scholarship Poster Sessions Archive
No abstract provided.
A Potential New Way To Reduce Bed Bug Infestations: Arthroshield 880, Kristian Sills, Anne Park, Sean O'Keefe
A Potential New Way To Reduce Bed Bug Infestations: Arthroshield 880, Kristian Sills, Anne Park, Sean O'Keefe
Celebration of Student Scholarship Poster Sessions Archive
No abstract provided.
Enantioselective Cross Aldol Reactions Of Aldehydes, Chase C. Slone, Brandon G. Van Ness
Enantioselective Cross Aldol Reactions Of Aldehydes, Chase C. Slone, Brandon G. Van Ness
Celebration of Student Scholarship Poster Sessions Archive
No abstract provided.
The Savegre: Completing The Case Study, Aggie R. Veld, Emilie R. Janes
The Savegre: Completing The Case Study, Aggie R. Veld, Emilie R. Janes
Scholar Week 2016 - present
Since case studies garner the interest of students necessary for engagement in general biology classes (Himschoot, 2012), the purpose of this project was to create a case study based on the history of San Gerardo de Dota, Costa Rica and Leo and Zana Finkenbinder’s involvement in its transition to sustainability. Travel to Costa Rica occurred in the summer of 2015. Authors Aggie Veld and Emilie Janes presented the story of the case study and progress to date during Honors Week 2016. Since then, the case study was submitted to SUNY Buffalo’s National Center for Case Study Teaching in Science. Feedback …
Potential Celecoxib Analogue Precursors Derived Via Aldol Condensation, Danny J, Stanley, Faith M. Peters, Mark T. Blankenbuehler
Potential Celecoxib Analogue Precursors Derived Via Aldol Condensation, Danny J, Stanley, Faith M. Peters, Mark T. Blankenbuehler
Celebration of Student Scholarship Poster Sessions Archive
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Biology News, Spring 2018, University Of Northern Iowa. Department Of Biology.
Biology News, Spring 2018, University Of Northern Iowa. Department Of Biology.
Biology News
Inside this issue:
-- Greetings from Biology
-- Biology Alumni
-- Department News
-- You Can Make a Difference
-- Support for Students