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Bad Science: Exploring the unethical research behind a putative memory supplement
28 Aug 2021 | Teaching Materials | Contributor(s):
By Abigail G. Schindler1, Rebecca M Price1
University of Washington
As members of society, students must be able to evaluate scientific claims across a wide variety of media to make sound decisions about health and wellness. However, students - and most members of...
https://qubeshub.org/publications/2607/?v=1
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Data, Distributions, and Hypotheses: Exploring Diversity and Disturbance in the Tallgrass Prairie
29 Aug 2021 | Teaching Materials | Contributor(s):
By Aakanksha Angra †1, Harmony J. Dalgleish ††2, Sally M. Chambers ††3, Diana Pita †4, Nancy C. Emery* †5
1. Georgia State University 2. College of William & Mary 3. Marie Selby Botanical Gardens 4. Purdue University 5. University of Colorado Boulder
Proper hypothesis generation, data handling, graphing, and communication are essential skills that undergraduate majors in biology are expected to master. However, students rarely get hands-on...
https://qubeshub.org/publications/2672/?v=1
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Helping Students to Metacognitively Read Scientific Literature With Talking to the Text
31 Aug 2023 | Teaching Materials | Contributor(s):
By Heather G. McGray†1, Ella Tour†2, Tin Ki Tsang†*3
1. San Diego City College 2. University of California, San Diego 3. University of San Diego
Reading primary scientific literature enhances students’ understanding of material, increases their self-efficacy, and critical thinking skills. However, scientific articles often present...
https://qubeshub.org/publications/4466/?v=1
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Science “Fails”: A Bank of Historical Examples for Learning From Failure in Science
25 Oct 2023 | Teaching Materials | Contributor(s):
By Christina Makkar1, Maria Dasios*1, Nicole Laliberté1, Fiona Rawle1
University of Toronto Mississauga
Learning from failure is critically important to the processes of scientific inquiry, discovery, and invention. However, students are not routinely taught how to reflect on, learn from, and...
https://qubeshub.org/publications/4526/?v=1