Training Students for the Biology of the 21st Century: Exploring Science In An Inquiry-Based, Research-Focused Introductory Biology Laboratory Series

生物科学（61）.根据学生的反馈，专业的教学团队的教师，讲师和助教（助教）在斯坦福大学生物系正在开发和测试基于研究的，互动的生物学入门课程，重点放在三个领域，分子和细胞生物学，进化和生态学。十周的学习致力于每个领域，在此期间，学生在实验室和教师，讲师和助教的指导下，通过现代研究技术获取和分析数据，以探索提供给班级的重要研究问题。分析数据后，学生团队根据数据提出假设，设计实验计划，执行实验，记录和分析数据，向班级展示结果和结论，并提交最终报告。在课程教学过程中，学生和专业教学团队通过使用形成性评估工具提供的反馈，使教学团队能够对课程进行实时调整。由于示范性教学对这些课程的成功至关重要，因此专业教学团队的目标是项目的一部分，实现这些目标是一个重要的重点，该项目由生物科学理事会新兴前沿司共同资助。

Biological Sciences (61). Based on students feedback, professional teaching teams of faculty, lecturers and teaching assistants (TAs) in the Biology department at Stanford University are developing and testing research-based, interactive introductory Biology curriculum focusing on three areas, molecular and cellular biology, evolution, and ecology. Ten weeks of study are devoted to each area during which time students are guided in the laboratory and in the field by the faculty, lecturers and teaching assistants through modern research techniques to acquire and analyze data in order to explore an important research question provided to the class. After analyzing the data, teams of students propose a hypothesis based on the data, devise an experimental plan, execute the experiments, record and analyze data, present their results and conclusions to the class, and submit a final report. During the teaching of the course, feedback provided by both students and the professional teaching teams, through the use of formative evaluation tools, allows the instructional teams to make real-time adjustments to the course. Since exemplary teaching is critical to the success of these courses, goals for the professional teaching teams are part of the project, and their attainment is an important focus.This project is being co-funded by funds from the Directorate for Biological Sciences, Emerging Frontiers Division.