Given the radical changes in the nature of the science of biology and what we have learned
about effective ways to teach, this is an opportune time to address the biology we teach so …

Advancement of Science's (AAAS) Vision and Change in Undergraduate Biology Education
(AAAS, 2011a), an effort within the biology community to address the needs of …

Last July, as a culmination of a year of conversations among biology faculty and students,
university administrators, and biology professional societies, more than 500 biologists met to …

This paper describes a newly adapted instrument for measuring novice-to-expert-like
perceptions about biology: the Colorado Learning Attitudes about Science Survey for …

In response to the American Association for the Advancement of Science's Vision and
Change in Undergraduate Biology Education initiative, we infused authentic, plant-based …

Biology student mastery regarding the mechanisms of diffusion and osmosis is difficult to
achieve. To monitor comprehension of these processes among students at a large public …

Undergraduate research is an important experience that increases retention, ownership,
and learning. Integrating research experiences into the classroom is the focus of course …

This paper describes the design and implementation of a course-based undergraduate
research experience (CURE) sequence in chemistry that links a lower-division, organic …

We transformed our first-year curriculum in biology with a new course, Biological Inquiry, in
which> 50% of all incoming, first-year students enroll. The course replaced a traditional …

Scientific writing is an important communication and learning tool in neuroscience, yet it is a
skill not adequately cultivated in introductory undergraduate science courses. Proficient …