Inservice needs of teachers of biology
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- PREPARING THE MODERN BIOLOGY TEACHER. Ginsburg, Benson E. // BioScience;Dec1965, Vol. 15 Issue 12, p769
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- Where would Darwin have been without taxonomy? Leather, Simon R.; Quicke, Donald J. L. // Journal of Biological Education;Spring2009, Vol. 43 Issue 2, p51
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- Jigsaw cooperative learning improves biology lab courses. Colosi, Joseph C.; Zales, Charlotte Rappe // BioScience;Feb98, Vol. 48 Issue 2, p118
Presents a model to introduce the principles of cooperative learning into biology lab courses. Goals of such lab courses; Problems with traditional lab format; Role of instructor; Cooperative learning and jigsaw structure; Jigsaw structure in the biology lab; Multiple-role jigsaw structure;...
- LATE ITEMS. // BioScience;Feb1968, Vol. 18 Issue 2, p140
The article offers news briefs relating to science. Several programs of interest to biology teachers will take place at Oregon State University for summer 1968. The National Science Foundation will support a Summer Institute for college biology teachers at Drew University in New Jersey. The...
- Questioning skills for conceptual change in science instruction. Yan Yip, Din // Journal of Biological Education (Society of Biology);Spring2004, Vol. 38 Issue 2, p76
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In this paper an exploratory two phase action research of one teacher educator's attempt at explicit modelling is portrayed. The first phase elicited opinions of pre-service Biology teachers at the end of a semester. Based on the findings of the first phase, the second phase facilitated the...
