scholarly journals Student Understanding of Gravity in Introductory College Astronomy

2012 ◽  
Vol 11 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Kathryn E. Williamson ◽  
Shannon Willoughby
Keyword(s):  
Student Understanding ◽  
College Astronomy ◽  
Introductory College

scholarly journals From Genes to Proteins to Behavior: A Laboratory Project That Enhances Student Understanding in Cell and Molecular Biology

2009 ◽  
Vol 8 (4) ◽  
pp. 291-308 ◽  
Author(s):  
Benjamin D. Aronson ◽  
Linda A. Silveira
Keyword(s):  
Saccharomyces Cerevisiae ◽  
Molecular Biology ◽  
Type Strain ◽  
Wild Type Strain ◽  
Student Understanding ◽  
Student Survey ◽  
Wild Type ◽  
College Biology ◽  
Introductory College Biology ◽  
Introductory College

In the laboratory, students can actively explore concepts and experience the nature of scientific research. We have devised a 5-wk laboratory project in our introductory college biology course whose aim was to improve understanding in five major concepts that are central to basic cellular, molecular biology, and genetics while teaching molecular biology techniques. The project was focused on the production of adenine in Saccharomyces cerevisiae and investigated the nature of mutant red colonies of this yeast. Students created red mutants from a wild-type strain, amplified the two genes capable of giving rise to the red phenotype, and then analyzed the nucleotide sequences. A quiz assessing student understanding in the five areas was given at the start and the end of the course. Analysis of the quiz showed significant improvement in each of the areas. These areas were taught in the laboratory and the classroom; therefore, students were surveyed to determine whether the laboratory played a role in their improved understanding of the five areas. Student survey data demonstrated that the laboratory did have an important role in their learning of the concepts. This project simulated steps in a research project and could be adapted for an advanced course in genetics.

scholarly journals A Brief History Of Publishing Papers On Astronomy Education Research

2015 ◽  
Vol 1 (1) ◽  
pp. 37 ◽  
Author(s):  
Andrew Fraknoi
Keyword(s):  
Education Research ◽  
Physics Education ◽  
Short History ◽  
College Physics ◽  
Astronomy Education ◽  
History Of ◽  
College Astronomy ◽  
K 12 ◽  
Introductory College ◽  
Education Review

While some research had been done on K-12 and planetarium astronomy teaching from the 1930's to the 1980's, the growth of research on college physics education offered astronomy education researchers a model for examining techniques for teaching introductory college astronomy survey "Astronomy 101" courses as well. This early research was published in widely scattered journals and rarely reached the practitioners of astronomy education. The need to inform and unite the community of astronomy educators led to the birth of the journal "Astronomy Education Review," whose history and sudden death is analyzed. This paper provides a short history of publishing astronomy education research results and provides context for the advent of the new Journal of Astronomy & Earth Sciences Education (JAESE).

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