Teaching the process of science with primary literature: Using the CREATE pedagogy in ecological courses.

ABSTRACT: There have been numerous calls for improved pedagogical practices in biological education, and there is a clear need for such improvements in ecology and related curricula. Most ecology-related texts lack pedagogy and are designed to be content-rich. National initiatives, such as Vision & Change, provide guidance on undergraduate biology education, including increasing use of evidence-based active learning, and taking a more conceptual and science practice skills approach. Biology education research is rich with evidence-based teaching practices, which reveal that active learning approaches implemented in thoughtful ways lead to strong learning gains relative to lecture-based course delivery. CREATE (Consider, Read, Elucidate the hypothesis, Analyze and interpret data, Think of the

SUBMITTER: Smith KG 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9772399 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature