Search Results - "Schlegel, Whitney M"

Students' participation in an interdisciplinary, socioscientific issues based undergraduate human biology major and their understanding of scientific inquiry by Eastwood, Jennifer L., Sadler, Troy D., Sherwood, Robert D., Schlegel, Whitney M.

“…This study examines whether Socioscientific Issues (SSI) based learning environments affect university students' epistemological understanding of scientific…”
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Thermal environment affects morphological and behavioral development of Rattus norvegicus by Villarreal, Jill A, Schlegel, Whitney M, Prange, Henry D

“…Abstract Norway rats are widely distributed throughout diverse climates from the tropics to the arctic. As a result, the environmental air temperature…”
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Osmosis and solute-solvent drag: fluid transport and fluid exchange in animals and plants by Hammel, H T, Schlegel, Whitney M

“…In 1903, George Hulett explained how solute alters water in an aqueous solution to lower the vapor pressure of its water. Hulett also explained how the same…”
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Effective use of course management systems to enhance student learning: Experimental Biology 2007 by Kibble, Jonathan D, Kingsbury, Jeffrey, Ramirez, Beatriz U, Schlegel, Whitney M, Sokolove, Phillip

“…1 Memorial University of Newfoundland, St. John's, Newfoundland, Canada 2 Mohave College, Lake Havasu City, Arizona 3 Universidad de Santiago de Chile,…”
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Undergraduate Collaborative Writing in STEM: How Learning to Write Authentically in the Discipline Can Promote Mastery by Waters, Erica Marie, Schlegel, Whitney M

“…Abstract only Writing in the Discipline (WID) is a means of connecting content knowledge with the habits of mind and ways of knowing in the discipline by means…”
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Using collaborative learning teams to decode disciplines: Physiology and history by Schlegel, Whitney M., Pace, David

“…This chapter addresses the logistical considerations for the use of collaborative learning in the Decoding the Disciplines model and presents twelve principles…”
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The Effect of Past Learning Experience on Writing Performance in an Upper‐Level Undergraduate Science Course by Sylvia, Kristyn E., Kearns, Katherine Dowell, Rangazas, Alexander Z., Schlegel, Whitney M.

“…Abstract only Acknowledging the influence of students’ prior learning experiences, understanding the connections of this prior learning to current learning…”
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Pedagogy Affects Final Student Learning Outcomes For Non‐Majors Science Courses by Parzer, Harald F, Schlegel, Whitney M

“…Abstract only It has been demonstrated that context is critical for meaning making and that understanding is enhanced with authentic, interactive…”
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A Comparative Study for Advancing Understanding of Interdisciplinary Learning in STEM by Eastwood, Jennifer L, Schlegel, Whitney M

“…Abstract only Preparing students to make informed and ethical decisions on complex problems is a primary aim of higher education (AAC&U, 2007). Socioscientific…”
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PULSE Partnerships for Change: Moving from “Vision” to “Change” in Undergraduate Life Science Education by Schlegel, Whitney M, McFarland, Jenny L, Marley, Katherine E

“…Abstract only What will it take to bring about the necessary transformation of STEM higher education described in Vision and Change (2011)? PULSE (Partnership…”
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Building and Sustaining Interdisciplinary STEM: What Works from the Keck/PKAL Facilitating Interdisciplinary Learning in Science and Mathematics Project by Schlegel, Whitney M, Stewart, Mark T, Ridgway, Judith S, Roth, Mary JS, Elrod, Susan

“…Abstract only Interdisciplinary learning (IDL) supports student motivation to learn science by providing a rich context for understanding and encouraging…”
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