The Seamless Biology Classroom: An Integration of Conference and Laboratory Instruction in Botany and Zoology

生物科学（61）本项目通过将课程内容与探究性实践活动和实验相结合，解决了在植物学和动物学入门课程中促进概念理解、过程技能和动机的需要。这一课程改革的模式是Lopez等人设计的物理课程（第七届美洲物理教育会议论文集，2000）和北卡罗莱纳州立大学Oliver-Hoyo通过化学实验室-讲座（cAcL2）倡议的概念进步（http://www2.ncsu.edu/chemistry/moh/moh.html）。新课程还采用了示范性的教学实践，如合作学习（T. Lord, The American Biology Teacher, 1998）和基于问题的学习（M. Sundberg, In Student-Active Science）。高校科学教学创新模式研究，1997)。在这种课堂环境中，学生可以立即发展和测试在课程内容讨论中出现的问题的假设。pi正在与博士合作。洛佩兹、奥利弗-霍约、洛德和桑德伯格在新课程的设计方面，以及在评估新的研究型课程的行动研究方面取得了进展。这些合作丰富了新课程的跨学科性质。通过暑期研讨会和网站，与在职教师、教师候选人、研究生和其他教职员工分享材料和教学策略模型。

Biological Sciences (61) This project addresses the need to promote conceptual understanding, process skills, and motivation in introductory botany and zoology classes by integrating course content with inquiry-based, hands-on activities and experimentation. The models for this curriculum reform are the physics course designed by Lopez, et al. (Proceedings of the VII Interamerican Conference on Physics Education, 2000) and the Concept Advancement through Chemistry Lab-Lecture (cAcL2) initiative of Oliver-Hoyo at North Carolina State University (http://www2.ncsu.edu/chemistry/moh/moh.html). The new curriculum also adapts exemplary teaching practices such as cooperative learning (T. Lord, The American Biology Teacher, 1998) and problem-based learning (M. Sundberg, In Student-Active Science. Models of Innovation in College Science Teaching, 1997). In this classroom environment, students can immediately develop and test hypotheses about questions that arise during course content discussions.The PIs are collaborating with Drs. Lopez, Oliver-Hoyo, Lord, and Sundberg in the design of the new curriculum, as well as in action research to assess the new research-based courses. These collaborations enrich the interdisciplinary nature of the new curriculum. Materials and model teaching strategies are shared with inservice teachers, teacher candidates, graduate students, and other faculty members through summer workshops and a website.