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Cooper, Katelyn M.; Ashley, Michael; Brownell, Sara E. – CBE - Life Sciences Education, 2017
National calls to improve student academic success in college have sparked the development of bridge programs designed to help students transition from high school to college. We designed a 2-week Summer Bridge program that taught introductory biology content in an active-learning way. Through a set of exploratory interviews, we unexpectedly…
Descriptors: Active Learning, College Bound Students, High School Graduates, High School Seniors
Stone, Elisa M. – CBE - Life Sciences Education, 2014
New approaches for teaching and assessing scientific inquiry and practices are essential for guiding students to make the informed decisions required of an increasingly complex and global society. The Science Skills approach described here guides students to develop an understanding of the experimental skills required to perform a scientific…
Descriptors: Inquiry, Science Process Skills, Science Instruction, Secondary School Science
Porter, Sandra G.; Day, Joseph; McCarty, Richard E.; Shearn, Allen; Shingles, Richard; Fletcher, Linnea; Murphy, Stephanie; Pearlman, Rebecca – CBE - Life Sciences Education, 2007
Researchers in the field of bioinformatics have developed a number of analytical programs and databases that are increasingly important for advancing biological research. Because bioinformatics programs are used to analyze, visualize, and/or compare biological data, it is likely that the use of these programs will have a positive impact on biology…
Descriptors: Experimental Groups, Control Groups, Visualization, Genetics
Wischusen, Sheri Maples; Wischusen, E. William – CBE - Life Sciences Education, 2007
The Biology Intensive Orientation for Students (BIOS) Program was designed to assess the impact of a 5-d intensive prefreshman program on success and retention of biological science majors at Louisiana State University. The 2005 pilot program combined content lectures and examinations for BIOL 1201, Introductory Biology for Science Majors, as well…
Descriptors: Majors (Students), Grade Point Average, Pilot Projects, Academic Achievement