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Using research to teach an “introduction to biological thinking”
Author(s) -
Bell Ellis
Publication year - 2011
Publication title -
biochemistry and molecular biology education
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.34
H-Index - 39
eISSN - 1539-3429
pISSN - 1470-8175
DOI - 10.1002/bmb.20441
Subject(s) - variety (cybernetics) , presentation (obstetrics) , mathematics education , computer science , reading (process) , psychology , research design , engineering ethics , engineering , sociology , artificial intelligence , social science , political science , law , medicine , radiology
Abstract A course design for first‐year science students is described, where the focus is on the skills necessary to do science. The course uses original research projects, designed by the students, to teach a variety of skills including reading the scientific literature, hypothesis development and testing, experimental design, data analysis and interpretation, and quantitative skills and presentation of the research in a variety of formats.Biochemistry and Molecular Biology Education Vol. 39, No. 1, pp. 10–16, 2011