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50 Years of ERIC
50 Years of ERIC
The Education Resources Information Center (ERIC) is celebrating its 50th Birthday! First opened on May 15th, 1964 ERIC continues the long tradition of ongoing innovation and enhancement.

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Linenberger, Kimberly J.; Bretz, Stacey Lowery – Biochemistry and Molecular Biology Education, 2014
Biochemistry is a visual discipline that requires students to develop an understanding of numerous representations. However, there is very little known about what students actually understand about the representations that are used to communicate ideas in biochemistry. This study investigated biochemistry students' understanding of multiple…
Descriptors: Science Instruction, Biochemistry, Interviews, Scientific Concepts
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Bretz, Stacey Lowery; Linenberger, Kimberly J. – Biochemistry and Molecular Biology Education, 2012
Enzyme function is central to student understanding of multiple topics within the biochemistry curriculum. In particular, students must understand how enzymes and substrates interact with one another. This manuscript describes the development of a 15-item Enzyme-Substrate Interactions Concept Inventory (ESICI) that measures student understanding…
Descriptors: Biochemistry, Science Education, Science Instruction, Scientific Concepts
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Hutchinson, Kelly M.; Bretz, Stacey Lowery; Mettee, Howard D.; Smiley, Jeffrey A. – Biochemistry and Molecular Biology Education, 2005
A laboratory experiment for undergraduate biophysical chemistry is described, in which the acid concentration and temperature dependences of the decarboxylation of pyrrole-2-carboxylate are measured using a continuous ultraviolet (UV) spectrophotometric assay. Data collection and analysis are structured using principles of guided inquiry. Data…
Descriptors: Laboratory Experiments, Chemistry, College Science, Undergraduate Students