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，斯坦福大学生物系的教师、讲师和教学助理(TA)组成的专业教学团队正在开发和测试以研究为基础的互动生物学入门课程，重点放在三个领域：分子和细胞生物学、进化和生态学。每个领域都有10周的学习时间，在此期间，教师、讲师和教学助理通过现代研究技术在实验室和现场指导学生获取和分析数据，以探索提供给课堂的一个重要的研究问题。分析数据后，学生小组根据数据提出假设，设计实验计划，执行实验，记录和分析数据，向班级展示他们的结果和结论，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价工具提供的反馈，使教学团队能够对课程进行实时调整。由于示范教学对这些课程的成功至关重要，专业教学团队的目标是该项目的一部分，他们的实现是一个重要的焦点。该项目由新兴前沿司生物科学局共同资助。

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.