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Showing 1 to 20 of 20 for “"Biology -- Study and teaching"”.
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Biology topics perceived as different by High School Pupils of Kasama and Mungwi Districts of Zambia
This study aimed at identifying which topics pupils perceived as difficult to learn in high school biology based on high schools in Kasama and Mungwi districts. It also examined the reasons for these difficulties and came up with recommendations on how to overcome the difficulties. Eleven heads of …
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Learning difficulties grade 12 Pupils experience in Biology: The case of selected High School in Samfya District of Zambia
Although the general view is that biology is the easiest science subject to learn, examination results have shown that many pupils fail biology at end of grade 12. The purpose of the study was therefore to investigate the nature and causes of learning difficulties pupils experience in biology in …
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Learning difficulties grade 12 Pupils experience in Biology: The case of selected High School in Samfya District of Zambia
Although the general view is that biology is the easiest science subject to learn, examination results have shown that many pupils fail biology at end of grade 12. The purpose of the study was therefore to investigate the nature and causes of learning difficulties pupils experience in biology in …
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Assay and Purification of Coxsackievirus B3
… procedure. Quantitative methods for the assay and purification of CB3 were developed. CB3 was propagated in buffalo green monkey (BGM) cells in tissue culture. The virus was released from the infected BGM cells by various methods. Purification methods included precipitations, differential, …
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A Study of Biology Teaching in the State of Washington – 1959 versus 1965
It was the purpose of this study to (1) determine the scope and teaching methods used in biology courses in the State of Washington in 1965; (2) to determine the factors which influenced the scope and methods; (3) to compare the scope and methods with similar data collected in 1959; and (4) to …
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Using cancer to make cellular reproduction rigorous and relevant
Thesis (M.S.)--Michigan State University. Biological Science Interdepartmental, 2010
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Using the University campus for botanical fieldwork at tertiary level
This study evaluated the effectiveness of existing and proposed learning resources used during botanical fieldwork at the University of Malta. Currently, students use a number of identification resources with the most common resources being field guides, the tutor (indicating passive participation …
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Integrating Concepts in Modern Molecular Biology into a High School Biology Curriculum
… any other science in the past several decades, Biology has seen an explosion of new information and monumental discoveries that have had a profound impact on much more than the science itself. Much of this has occurred at the molecular level. Many of these modern concepts, ideas, and …
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Syllabus for Advanced Placement Biology
… copy to those teachers of the advanced placement biology course taught at the high school level. Reference materials used were the Texas Education Agency ( TEA ) approved Campbell text Biology and the College Board's, Advanced Placement Biology Laboratory Manual. The syllabus is divided into major …
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College Freshman Biology Two Semester Course: Integrating Deep Processing Teaching Techniques
Development of a college level freshman biology course was undertaken in response to government reports that American students have fallen behind students of other countries in the area of the sciences. Teaching strategies were investigated to accomplish two objectives, to define essential academic …
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Is Science and Biology fieldwork in ‘unexplored’ areas of Gozo viable?
This study aimed to explore and analyse the field studies potential of different sites in Gozo that are less-frequently used by teachers of Biology and Integrated Science during their field trips. Interviews about fieldwork practices and preferences were conducted with eleven Biology and Integrated …
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General Biology Lecture and Laboratory Curriculum Outline in a Two or Four-Year College
In July of 1999, I wrote to 24 Texas junior and community colleges (and one four-year institution) describing my thesis agenda of a general biology lecture and laboratory syllabus for introductory biology students. I requested the titles and authors of the general biology textbooks and laboratory …
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The effect of student journals on achievement in and attitudes toward science
… journals affected the grades of my students, and (b) if student attitudes were affected by writing in journals and receiving teacher feedback. The research was conducted during the third semester at Triton Regional High School with a total of 49 tenth-grade students enrolled in two Laboratory …
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Usage of plant examples in secondary school biology classes
… expressed concern over the dwindling recognition and emphasis of plants that currently exists in the fields of education and research. To ascertain if these claims pertain to high schools in the State of New Jersey, a survey on the frequency of using plant examples for teaching 10 biological …
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A Study of Critical Incidents Relating to Effective Instruction in Secondary School Physics, Chemistry, and Biology
The purpose of this study is twofold. First, to compile a list of factors aiding in the effectiveness of instruction in secondary school chemistry, physics, and biology classes, and second, to determine whether or not these factors aiding effectiveness have elements in common. The problem will then …
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Inquiry-based science for high school students: a forensic unit
… constitutes an instructional unit for honors biology that involves the use of science in the field of criminal investigation and forensics. Before beginning the unit, the learners should have mastered basic laboratory skills, including use of the microscope. They should also have an …