The Use of Current Events as Assessment Tools

An important student learning outcome for students in biology courses is the ability to apply the information attained to “real life” situations. Newspaper articles covering course-related material provide an avenue for students to see how the material discussed in the course relates to life ou...

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Main Author:	Amy Miller
Format:	Article
Language:	English
Published:	American Society for Microbiology 2011-04-01
Series:	Journal of Microbiology & Biology Education
Subjects:	current events assessment active learning
Online Access:	http://jmbesubmissions.asm.org/index.php/jmbe/article/view/263

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spelling	doaj-50a27ca4ca59497997593b8ab4cc744a2020-11-25T02:00:26ZengAmerican Society for MicrobiologyJournal of Microbiology & Biology Education1935-78771935-78852011-04-0112110.1128/jmbe.v12i1.263168The Use of Current Events as Assessment ToolsAmy Miller0University of Cincinnati An important student learning outcome for students in biology courses is the ability to apply the information attained to “real life” situations. Newspaper articles covering course-related material provide an avenue for students to see how the material discussed in the course relates to life outside of the course. Assessment of students’ understanding of the articles provides an opportunity to measure how well students are able to apply information to situations outside of traditional coursework. http://jmbesubmissions.asm.org/index.php/jmbe/article/view/263current eventsassessmentactive learning
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description	An important student learning outcome for students in biology courses is the ability to apply the information attained to “real life” situations. Newspaper articles covering course-related material provide an avenue for students to see how the material discussed in the course relates to life outside of the course. Assessment of students’ understanding of the articles provides an opportunity to measure how well students are able to apply information to situations outside of traditional coursework.
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The Use of Current Events as Assessment Tools

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