Does the Transition to an Active-Learning Environment for the Introductory Course Reduce Students’ Overall Knowledge of the Various Disciplines in Biology?

As biology education is being redesigned toward an interdisciplinary focus and as pedagogical trends move toward active-learning strategies and investigative experiences, a restructuring of the course content for the Introductory Biology course is necessary. The introductory course in biology has ty...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Maryanne C. Simurda
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: American Society for Microbiology 2012-02-01
Series:Journal of Microbiology & Biology Education
Online Access:http://jmbesubmissions.asm.org/index.php/jmbe/article/view/340