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50 Years of ERIC
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SNAB: A New Advanced Level Biology Course
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Reiss, Michael J. – Journal of Biological Education, 2005
Of all the sciences, biology has probably made the most rapid progress in recent years and the need for this to be reflected in a new Advanced Level biology course has long been recognised in the UK. After wide-ranging consultation and successful piloting in over 50 schools and colleges in England and Wales, the new Salters-Nuffield Advanced…
Descriptors: Biology, Foreign Countries, Advanced Courses, Data Analysis
Designing and Implementing a New Advanced Level Biology Course
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Hall, Angela; Reiss, Michael J.; Rowell, Cathy; Scott, Anne – Journal of Biological Education, 2003
Salters-Nuffield Advanced Biology is a new advanced level biology course, piloted from September 2002 in England with around 1200 students. This paper discusses the reasons for developing a new advanced biology course at this time, the philosophy of the project and how the materials are being written and the specification devised. The aim of the…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Instructional Design, Pilot Projects, Educational Technology
An International Study of Young Peoples' Drawings of What Is Inside Themselves.
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Reiss, Michael J.; Tunnicliffe, Sue Dale; Andersen, Annemarie Moller; Bartoszeck, Amauri; Carvalho, Graca S.; Chen, Shao-Yen; Jarman, Ruth; Jonsson, Stefan; Manokore, Viola; Marchenko, Natalya; Mulemwa, Jane; Novikova, Tatyana; Otuka, Jim; Teppa, Sonia; Van Rooy, Wilhelmina – Journal of Biological Education, 2002
Investigates young peoples' knowledge and the culture influence using a cross-sectional approach. Involves n=586 pupils from 11 different countries and analyzes resultant drawings using a seven point scale where the criterion was anatomical accuracy. (Contains 24 references.) (Author/YDS)
Descriptors: Anatomy, Biology, Cultural Differences, Foreign Countries
What Sorts of Worlds Do We Live in Nowadays? Teaching Biology in a Post-Modern Age.
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Reiss, Michael J.; Tunnicliffe, Sue Dale – Journal of Biological Education, 2001
Explores implications of the view that there is no such thing as the scientific method for biology education. Suggests fresh approaches to the teaching of drawing in biology, the teaching of classification, and the teaching of human biology by illustrating opportunities for investigating and describing the world scientifically. (Contains 32…
Descriptors: Biology, Classification, Foreign Countries, Freehand Drawing
Optimization Theory in Behavioural Ecology.
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Reiss, Michael J. – Journal of Biological Education, 1987
Discusses variables which determine the strategies animals use to organize their lives. Describes advances in understanding animal behaviors. Shows how game theory has helped to explain the existence of alternative behavioral strategies and the constraints under which organizers exist. (Author/CW)
Descriptors: Animal Behavior, Behavior Patterns, Biological Sciences, College Science
The Unit of Natural Selection: Groups, Families, Individuals, or Genes?
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Reiss, Michael J. – Journal of Biological Education, 1985
Offers perspectives on natural selection and the phenomenon of altruism. Presents evidence for and against the theories that evolution acts essentially on genes, on individuals, on kin, or on larger groups. (ML)
Descriptors: Biology, College Science, Evaluation, Genetics