Concepedia

Summer Institute to Improve University Science Teaching

Christine Pfund, Sarah Miller, Kerry Brenner, Peter J. Bruns, Amy Chang, Diane Ebert‐May, Adam P. Fagen, J. Ronald Gentile, Sandra Gossens, Ishrat M. Khan,

Science · 2009 · 155 citations · 11 references

Concepts

EducationHigher EducationScience EducationBiology EducationInstruction In Higher EducationScience InstructionBiology ConceptsBiology CurriculumBiology InstructionBiology PedagogyScience Instructional ReformUndergraduate Curriculum

Abstract

The goal of the National Academies Summer Institute is to change teaching practices in introductory, undergraduate biology courses.

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Education, Biology, Teaching +15

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Education, Educational Assessment, Science Education +17

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Education, Biology, Instruction +14