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Baumgartner, Erin; Duncan, Kanesa – American Biology Teacher, 2009
Educating students about the process of evolution through natural selection is vitally important because not only is it the unifying theory of biological science, it is also widely regarded as difficult for students to fully comprehend. Anderson and colleagues (2002) describe alternative ideas and misconceptions about natural selection as highly…
Descriptors: Constructivism (Learning), Evolution, Curriculum Development, Scientific Concepts
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Baumgartner, Erin; Zabin, Chela J. – Environmental Education Research, 2008
In this descriptive case study, project-based learning is presented as a teaching model that combines elements from other learning strategies. High school students participating in an intertidal monitoring project built around this model increased their content knowledge related to the ecology of the intertidal zone and improved their scientific…
Descriptors: Curriculum Development, Scientific Research, Case Studies, Teaching Models