Using Small Group Debates to Actively Engage Students in an Introductory Microbiology Course
Debates stimulate critical thinking and can be a highly effective way to actively engage students in the classroom. This paper describes a small group debate format in which groups of four to six students debated preassigned topics in microbiology in front of the rest of the class. Rapid advancement...
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| Language: | English |
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American Society for Microbiology
2012-08-01
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| Series: | Journal of Microbiology & Biology Education |
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| Online Access: | http://jmbesubmissions.asm.org/index.php/jmbe/article/view/420 |